The Aeneid
A New Translation
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2022
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Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-268-5 (ISBN)
Profile Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78816-268-5 (ISBN)
A fresh translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature.
'Gripping ... A remarkable achievement' TLS
On his deathbed in 19 BCE, Vergil asked that his epic, the Aeneid, be burned. If his wishes had been obeyed, western literature - maybe even western civilization - might have taken a different course.
The Aeneid has remained a foundational text since the rise of universities, and has been invoked at key points of human history - whether by Saint Augustine to illustrate the fallen nature of the soul, by settlers to justify manifest destiny in North America, or by Mussolini in support of his Fascist regime.
In this fresh and fast-paced translation of the Aeneid, Shadi Bartsch brings the poem to the modern reader. Along with the translation, her introduction will guide the reader to a deeper understanding of the epic's enduring influence.
'Gripping ... A remarkable achievement' TLS
On his deathbed in 19 BCE, Vergil asked that his epic, the Aeneid, be burned. If his wishes had been obeyed, western literature - maybe even western civilization - might have taken a different course.
The Aeneid has remained a foundational text since the rise of universities, and has been invoked at key points of human history - whether by Saint Augustine to illustrate the fallen nature of the soul, by settlers to justify manifest destiny in North America, or by Mussolini in support of his Fascist regime.
In this fresh and fast-paced translation of the Aeneid, Shadi Bartsch brings the poem to the modern reader. Along with the translation, her introduction will guide the reader to a deeper understanding of the epic's enduring influence.
Shadi Bartsch is the Regenstein Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. She is the author or editor of fourteen books on the ancient world and imperial roman literature, the most recent of which is Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural, which won the 2016 Goodwin Award of Merit.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.08.2022 |
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| Übersetzer | Shadi Bartsch |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 198 mm |
| Gewicht | 360 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78816-268-4 / 1788162684 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78816-268-5 / 9781788162685 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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