{"product_id":"vergil-9780300256611","title":"Vergil","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA biography of Vergil, Rome’s greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ms. Ruden has converted the writer of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e from a noble and stodgy ‘ancient’ into our contemporary . . . persuasively re-imagined [as] a sympathetic, three-dimensional figure. . . . The existence of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e is cause for gratitude. So is Ms. Ruden’s sensitive, celebratory portrait of its maker.”—Willard Spiegelman, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Ruden is a considerable scholar who conveys the brilliance of the \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003econcisely.”—Harry Mount, \u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Ruden] writes with true sympathy and understanding of the way no translation can ever do justice to the richness of Vergil’s language, to its psychological complexity and the brilliant, often witty use, of literary antecedents.”—Bronwen Riley, \u003ci\u003eCountry Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A detailed biography of Vergil should be impossible; but Sarah Ruden displays such subtlety, such imagination, such love for her subject, as to render the impossible possible.”—Tom Holland, author of \u003ci\u003eDominion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enlightening and thoroughly modern introduction to Rome’s premier poet. This book should be required reading for every student and reader of Vergil’s immortal verse.”—Daisy Dunn, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Vesuvius: A Life of Pliny\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this engaging account, Sarah Ruden brings Vergil back as a living, breathing person, navigating issues of politics, sexuality, class, and culture that we still confront today.”—Randall Ganiban, Middlebury College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401565544791,"sku":"9780300256611","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vergil-9780300256611","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}