Aeneid
By: Virgil ; translated by Stanley Lombardo, introduction by W.R. Johnson.
Contributors: Lombardo, Stanley, 1943-
Publisher: Hackett Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 355
Subjects: Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English; Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Poetry; Legends -- Rome -- Poetry
Genres: Translations into English.; Poetry.
Description: "Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition." "W. R. Johnson's Introduction makes an ideal companion to the translation, offering insight into the legend of Aeneas; the contrasting roles of the gods, fate, and fortune in Homeric versus Virgilian epic; the character of Aeneas as both wanderer and warrior; Aeneas' relationship to both his enemy Turnus and his lover Dido; the theme of doomed youths in the epic; and Virgil's relationship to the brutal history of Rome that he memorializes in his poem."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 353-355).