Title:
The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox.
ISBN:
9780670038039
9780143105138
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Publication Information:
New York : Viking, 2006.
Physical Description:
486 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
General Note:
Translation of: Aeneis.
Contents:
Map : the voyages of Aeneas -- The Aeneid / Virgil -- Translator's postscript -- Genealogy : the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes and the translation -- Pronouncing glossary.
Summary:
[This book] "tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Carthage, descends to the world of the dead -- all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods -- and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfill his destiny: to found the Roman people." -Dust jacket.
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OCLC Number:
ocm71146510
Availability:
Burnsville - Burnhaven~1
