The Aeneid (eBook)

Virgil (Autor)

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2025
512 Seiten
Liveright (Verlag)
978-1-324-09644-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Romes epic origin story, brilliantly rendered in a vivid, rhythmic idiom.Crafted during the reign of Augustus Caesar at the outset of the Roman Empire, Virgils Aeneid is a tale of thrilling adventure, extreme adversity, doomed romance, fateful battles, and profound loss. Through its stirring account of human struggle, meddling gods, and conflicting destinies, the poem brings to life the triumphs and trials that led to one of the most powerful societies the world has ever known. Unlike its Homeric predecessors, which arose from a long oral tradition, the Aeneid was composed by a singular poetic genius, and it has ever since been celebrated as one of the greatest literary achievements of antiquity.This exciting new edition of the Aeneid, the first collaborative translation of the poem in English, is rendered in unrhymed iambic pentameter, the English meter that corresponds best, in its history and cultural standing, to Virgils dactylic hexameter. Scott McGill and Susannah Wright achieve an ideal middle ground between readability and elevation, engaging modern readers with fresh, contemporary language in a heart-pounding, propulsive rhythm, while also preserving the epic dignity of the original. The result is a brisk, eminently approachable translation that captures Virgils sensitive balance between celebrating the Roman Empire and dramatizing its human costs, for victors and vanquished alike. This Aeneid is a poem in English every bit as complex, inviting, and affecting as the Latin original.With a rich and informative introduction from Emily Wilson, maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, genealogies, extensive notes, and helpful summaries of each book, this gorgeous edition of Romes founding poem will capture the imaginations and stir the souls of a new generation of readers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.8.2025
• Einführung: Emily Wilson
• Übersetzer: Scott McGill, Susannah Wright
• Zusatzinfo: 1 map
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
• Schlagworte: Aeneas • Aeneid • Augustus • Carthage • Emily Wilson • EPIC • epic poem • fate • founding of rome • iambic pentameter • Latin Poetry • poetic translation • roman gods • Roman Myth • Rome • Translation theory • Trojan War • underword • Virgil • war
• ISBN-10: 1-324-09644-6 / 1324096446
• ISBN-13: 978-1-324-09644-3 / 9781324096443