Title: The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald
Description: Based in Homer's Illiad and Odyssey, the epic poem describes the adventures of Aeneas from his homeland of Troy to the region of Latium in Italy. The poem is brilliantly interwoven with themes of love, human experience, perseverance, and Roman history to create Rome's own origin story.
Subjects: Early works to 1800, Poetry, Aeneas (Legendary character), Latin Epic poetry, Translations into English, Legends, Epic poetry, Latin poetry, translations into english, Aeneas, Pa6807.a5 f53 1990
Time periods: 12th-11th century BCE