{"product_id":"the-aeneid-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143105138","title":"The Aeneid Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods. Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003eredefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer’s \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eOdyssey \u003c\/i\u003ewere welcomed as major publishing events, brings the \u003ci\u003eAen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A new and noble standard bearer . . . There's a capriciousness to Fagles's line well suited to this vast story's ebb and flow.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e (front page review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Fagles's new version of Virgil's epic delicately melds the stately rhythms of the original to a contemporary cadence. . . . He illuminates the poem's Homeric echoes while remaining faithful to Virgil's distinctive voice.\"\u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Robert Fagles gives the full range of Virgil's drama, grandeur, and pathos in vigorous, supple modern English. It is fitting that one of the great translators of \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e in our times should also emerge as a surpassing translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003cbr\u003e -J. M. Coetzee\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732519563607,"sku":"9780143105138","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780143105138.jpg?v=1719997241","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-aeneid-penguin-classics-deluxe-edition-9780143105138","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}