The Aeneid
€ 16,25
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780140449327 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Virgil |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 368 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,272 |
| Data de Publicação | 27/03/2003 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 15,33 |
| Imposto | € 0,92 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 16,25 |
| Disponibilidade | +20 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
''The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original'' The Times
After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote the Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising his legendary ancestor Aeneas. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, the Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he falls tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld,; and finally to Italy, where he founds Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, of love and war, hailed by Tennyson as ''the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man''.
Translated with an Introduction by DAVID WEST