Virgil S Aeneid In Modern Verse

Author : Howard Felperin
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-31
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781491880364

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Virgil’S Aeneid in Modern Verse by Howard Felperin Pdf

With its epic models, Homers Iliad and Odyssey, Virgils Aeneid ranks among the greatest poems, not only of classical antiquity, but of all time. It tells the story of Aeneas, who leads a band of survivors from fallen Troy through wandering and war to found the city that will become imperial Rome. Fully equal to Homer in narrative sweep, dramatic power, and lyric intensity, Virgils epic outshines its models in the passion and compassion with which its characters, even its heros formidable opponents, are delineated: Dido, the African queen and femme fatale who would hold him back from his mission; and Turnus, the proud Italian prince he must overcomeultimately in single combatto fulfill it. Even the gods above are all too human. A fairy-tale? Of course; but the grandest fairy-tale of western culture, whose later literature it has fundamentally shaped. Not surprisingly, few works have been so oftenor so inadequatelytranslated. Its not just a matter of classical Latin into modern English; in itself, thats not so hard. Its the aura of the great original: its classical flavour, cultural significance, and stately poetic style have never been, perhaps never can be, captured. Yet that is what this translation sets out to do. It begins from our side of the classics, from the western literature the poem has so deeply influenced, and reflects the narrative fluency, dazzling lyricism, and distinctive dignity of Virgils poem in a fresh and unstilted blank verse resonant with English and American tradition. The result is the most readable version ever. The problems and principles such a project involves are aired in an introduction that illuminates Virgils great work as never before. Enjoy!

Author : Virgil
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990-06-16
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780679729525

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The Aeneid by Virgil Pdf

"Fitzgerald's [translation] is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long time to come." —New York Review of Books Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission—translated by Robert Fitzgerald.

Author : Howard Felperin
Publisher : Author House
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9781491878194

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Virgil?s Aeneid in Modern Verse by Howard Felperin Pdf

With its epic models, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil's Aeneid ranks among the greatest poems, not only of classical antiquity, but of all time. It tells the story of Aeneas, who leads a band of survivors from fallen Troy through wandering and war to found the city that will become imperial Rome. Fully equal to Homer in narrative sweep, dramatic power, and lyric intensity, Virgil's epic outshines its models in the passion and compassion with which its characters, even its hero's formidable opponents, are delineated: Dido, the African queen and femme fatale who would hold him back from his mission; and Turnus, the proud Italian prince he must overcome--ultimately in single combat--to fulfill it. Even the gods above are all too human. A fairy-tale? Of course; but the grandest fairy-tale of western culture, whose later literature it has fundamentally shaped. Not surprisingly, few works have been so often--or so inadequately--translated. It's not just a matter of classical Latin into modern English; in itself, that's not so hard. It's the 'aura' of the great original: its classical flavour, cultural significance, and stately poetic style have never been, perhaps never can be, captured. Yet that is what this translation sets out to do. It begins from our side of the classics, from the western literature the poem has so deeply influenced, and reflects the narrative fluency, dazzling lyricism, and distinctive dignity of Virgil's poem in a fresh and unstilted blank verse resonant with English and American tradition. The result is the most readable version ever. The problems and principles such a project involves are aired in an introduction that illuminates Virgil's great work as never before. Enjoy!

Author : Virgil
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486113975

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Aeneid by Virgil Pdf

Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.

Author : Virgil
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781853997167

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Virgil: Aeneid I by Virgil Pdf

In Book I of the "Aeneid", Aeneas is shipwrecked on the coast of North Africa, near where the Phoenician queen Dido is building a city that will become Carthage. Aeneas and Dido meet. Their doomed love is set against Aeneas' destiny as founding father of Rome. Edited by Keith Maclennan, this volume makes Virgil's work more accessible to today's students, by setting it in its literary and historical context and taking account of the most recent scholarship and critical approaches to Virgil. The edition includes a full introduction which covers Virgil's life and writings, his literary predecessors, a summary of the epic poem's plot, an exploration of Rome, Carthage and Dido's role, explanation of the metre, and some notes on translating and reading the poem. As well as the introduction, the volume contains the original Latin text, in-depth annotation to explain language and content, a glossary and a comprehensive vocabulary list.

Author : Virgil,Edward McCrorie,Luis Ferreira
Publisher : Donald m Grant Pub Incorporated
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0937986712

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The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil,Edward McCrorie,Luis Ferreira Pdf

One of my friends, upon learning that we intended to publish a new translation of Virgil, wrote: "Virgil's Aeneid, eh? I wonder if Lovecraft, Howard and King will be in print in 2,000 years time!" (Virgil was a Roman who lived between 70 and 19 B.C.!) Ancient or not, The Aeneid stands solid as a model for heroic fantasy. It is full of battle, love, horror -- as dark and gloomy as anything Robert Howard ever dreamed.

Author : Vergil
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780300240108

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The Aeneid by Vergil Pdf

A powerful and poignant translation of Vergil's epic poem, newly equipped with introduction and notes "Ruden set the bar for Aeneid translations in 2008, and has raised it now with this revision. I am confident it will be a long time before a translator exceeds the standard that she has set."--A. M. Juster, Athenaeum Review This is a substantial revision of Sarah Ruden's celebrated 2008 translation of Vergil's Aeneid, which was acclaimed by Garry Wills as "the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself." Ruden's line-for-line translation in iambic pentameter is an astonishing feat, unique among modern translations. Her revisions to the translation render the poetry more spare and muscular than her previous version and capture even more closely the essence of Vergil's poem, which pits national destiny against the fates of individuals, and which resonates deeply in our own time. This distinguished translation, now equipped with introduction, notes, and glossary by leading Vergil scholar Susanna Braund, allows modern readers to experience for themselves the timeless power of Vergil's masterpiece.

Author : Virgil
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1994-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 052135952X

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Aeneis by Virgil Pdf

Aeneid IX marks the beginning of the full-scale narrative of the war between the Trojans and Turnus' Italians which occupies the last quarter of the epic. Two days during which Turnus launches a siege-assault on the Trojan camp while Aeneas is absent are separated by the nocturnal interlude of the ill-fated expedition of the romantic young Trojans Nisus and Euryalus. In this, the first major single-volume commentary in English on the book, Dr Hardie explores Virgil's transformation of Homeric models of battle narrative in the service of contemporary Roman ideology. The volume includes a detailed linguistic and thematic commentary on the text, and an introduction consisting of a series of interpretative essays on the book.

Author : Virgil
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781513285290

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The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil Pdf

The Aeneid of Virgil (19 BC) is an epic poem by Roman poet Virgil. Virgil’s legendary epic is the story of the hero Aeneas, a castaway from Troy whose adventures across the Mediterranean led him to Italy, where he discovered what would later become the city of Rome. Presented here in an accessible prose translation, The Aeneid of Virgil is a treasure of classical literature and a story of romance, war, and adventure to rival the best of Homer. Fleeing the destruction of Troy by Greek forces, Aeneas brings his son Ascanius and father Anchises on a voyage across the sea. Landing in Carthage, Aeneas, his family, and his crew are rescued by Dido, Queen of Tyre. There, Aeneas, despite mourning the loss of his beloved wife Creusa, falls in love with Dido, who offers him refuge and her devoted love. Knowing that he is destined to found a city in Italy, however, Aeneas abandons the queen, leading her to commit suicide. Now determined to fulfill his destiny at any cost, Aeneas sails to Sicily, journeys to the underworld, and eventually arrives in the region of Latium, where he is swept up in conflict with Turnus, the Rutulian king. Flawed and feared, Aeneas exemplifies the imperfect hero compelled by fate and the gods, yet ultimately driven through a will to survive and provide for his fledgling people. Faithfully but concisely translated into accessible English prose, The Aeneid of Virgil is best read aloud with friends and family, and iconic masterpiece of ancient Rome still relevant for our modern world. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Aeneid of Virgil is a classic work of Roman literature reimagined for modern readers.

Author : Virgil Virgil
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0267299656

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The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil Virgil Pdf

Excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil: Freely Translated Into English Blank Verse I would ask, however, to be judged on my dealing with the best portions and passages of my author; and a little reflection will, I think, suffice to acquit me of presump tion herein There is no end of passages in Homer, ' writes Cowper, in his Preface to the second edition of his translation of the Iliad, which must creep unless they are lifted; and to give relief to such without seeming unseasonably tumid, is extremely difficult.' And although Virgil has very few indeed of such passages, yet has he occasionally - and this only in common with all fiction writers of antiquity - narratives and details wholly and exclusively belonging to the 'classical age, to which it is impossible, in anything of a faithful rendering, to impart positive interest or attractiveness for a modern who reads them in his own language - omarz' res z'psa negat. The portions, then, of my work on which I would desire to be specially tried are those which purport to render what the classical reader will pronounce to be the best passages and portions of the original; in the other parts of my version I shall be content, as I trust my reader will also be, if I do not sink below the level of ordinary poetical diction and style. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Virgil,John Dryden
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Poetry
ISBN : UOM:39015012892983

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Dryden's Aeneid by Virgil,John Dryden Pdf

Author : Virgil
Publisher : Peter Smith Publisher
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105007499721

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Virgil's Aeneid by Virgil Pdf

Virgil, a Roman poet of the first century B.C., chose the epic form of the Greek master, Homer, to embody his tale of the wanderings and adventures of Aeneas. Aeneas, who appears as a minor character, a Trojan prince & an enemy of the Greek heroes, in the Iliad, here occupies center stage.

Author : P Vergilius Maro
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798580983592

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Aeneid Book 1 by P Vergilius Maro Pdf

These books are intended to make Virgil's Latin accessible even to those with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of the language. There is a departure here from the format of the electronic books, with short sections generally being presented on single, or double, pages and endnotes entirely avoided. A limited number of additional footnotes is included, but only what is felt necessary for a basic understanding of the story and the grammar. Some more detailed footnotes have been taken from Conington's edition of the Aeneid.

Author : E. Fairfax-Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1436591643

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The Aeneid of Virgil: Translated Into English Verse (1915) by E. Fairfax-Taylor Pdf

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Seamus Heaney
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780571327348

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Aeneid Book VI by Seamus Heaney Pdf

In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the importance of the poem to his writing, noting that 'there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas's venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years - the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father.' In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and flawless poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of Bernard O'Donoghue, brought the ancient poem back to life in 'a miraculous mix of the poem's original spirit and Heaney's voice'.