The Art of the Aeneid

The Art of the Aeneid
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Publisher : Prentice Hall
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105034031232
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Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Art of the Aeneid by : William Scovil Anderson

Aeneid

Aeneid
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9780486113975
ISBN-13 : 0486113973
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneid by : Virgil

Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.

Virgil's Epic Designs

Virgil's Epic Designs
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 284
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ISBN-10 : 0300073534
ISBN-13 : 9780300073539
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Virgil's Epic Designs by : Michael C. J. Putnam

This book by one of the preeminent Virgil scholars of our day is the first comprehensive study of ekphrasis in Virgil's final masterpiece, the Aeneid. Virgil uses ekphrasis--a self-contained aside that generates a pause in the narrative to describe a work of art or other object--to tell us something about the grander text in which it is embedded, says Michael C. J. Putnam. Individually and as a group, Virgil's ekphrases enrich the reader's understanding of the meaning of the epic. Putnam shows how the descriptions of works of art, and of people, places, and even animals, provide metaphors for the entire poem and reinforce its powerful ambiguities. Putnam offers insightful analyses of the most extensive and famous ekphrases in the Aeneid--the paintings in Juno's temples in Carthage, the Daedalus frieze, and the shield of Aeneas. He also considers shorter and less well known examples--the stories of Ganymede, the Trojan shepherd swept into the sky by an amorous Jupiter; the fifty daughters of Danaus, ordered by their father to kill their husbands on their wedding night; and Virgil's original tale of a domesticated wild stag whose killing sparks a war between Trojans and Italians. These ekphrases incorporate major themes of the Aeneid, an enduring formative text of the Western tradition, and provide a rich variety of interpretive perspectives on the poem.

Aeneas: Virgil's Epic Retold for Younger Readers

Aeneas: Virgil's Epic Retold for Younger Readers
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Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0862921988
ISBN-13 : 9780862921989
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneas: Virgil's Epic Retold for Younger Readers by : Virgil

The story of the Aeneas and the founding of Rome has excitement and adventure, romance and magic, humour and sadness. Emily Frenkel's retelling is fresh and direct. Simon Weller's illustrations are fabulous.

Aeneid Book 1

Aeneid Book 1
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9798580983592
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneid Book 1 by : P Vergilius Maro

These books are intended to make Virgil's Latin accessible even to those with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of the language. There is a departure here from the format of the electronic books, with short sections generally being presented on single, or double, pages and endnotes entirely avoided. A limited number of additional footnotes is included, but only what is felt necessary for a basic understanding of the story and the grammar. Some more detailed footnotes have been taken from Conington's edition of the Aeneid.

Aeneid

Aeneid
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 156
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HN6KCK
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Rating : 4/5 (CK Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneid by : Virgil

Poet & artist

Poet & artist
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 108
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ISBN-10 : UCSC:32106017545697
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Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Poet & artist by : Virgil

Accompanying CD-ROM contains illustrations drawn from the 1698, 2nd ed. of John Dryden's translation of the works of Virgil.

The Aeneid

The Aeneid
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Publisher : Yale University Press
Total Pages : 393
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ISBN-10 : 9780300240108
ISBN-13 : 0300240104
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis The Aeneid by : Vergil

A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil's epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes "Ruden set the bar for Aeneid translations in 2008, and has raised it now with this revision. I am confident it will be a long time before a translator exceeds the standard that she has set."--A. M. Juster, Athenaeum Review This is a substantial revision of Sarah Ruden's celebrated 2008 translation of Vergil's Aeneid, which was acclaimed by Garry Wills as "the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself." Ruden's line-for-line translation in iambic pentameter is an astonishing feat, unique among modern translations. Her revisions to the translation render the poetry more spare and muscular than her previous version and capture even more closely the essence of Vergil's poem, which pits national destiny against the fates of individuals, and which resonates deeply in our own time. This distinguished translation, now equipped with introduction, notes, and glossary by leading Vergil scholar Susanna Braund, allows modern readers to experience for themselves the timeless power of Vergil's masterpiece.

Aeneid, Books VII-XII

Aeneid, Books VII-XII
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 368
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ISBN-10 : 1848617801
ISBN-13 : 9781848617803
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneid, Books VII-XII by : Virgil

The first volume of David Hadbawnik's astonishing modern translation of the Aeneid in 2015. He now brings the project to a spectacular conclusion in a volume with dramatic abstract illustrations.

Aeneid Book VI

Aeneid Book VI
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Total Pages : 111
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ISBN-10 : 9780374715359
ISBN-13 : 0374715351
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Aeneid Book VI by : Seamus Heaney

A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that "there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas's venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years--the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father." In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and sophisticated poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of James Wood, "created something imperishable and great that is stainless--stainless, because its force as poetry makes it untouchable by the claw of literalism: it lives singly, as an English language poem."