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Aeneid

by Virgil.

Synopsis

The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece. His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy and proclaims her destiny of world dominion. This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Rome's future greatness. The tension between the public voice of celebration and the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido and Aeneas, and in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader and the Italian hero, Turnus.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2005
ISBN-13 9780872207325
ISBN-10 0872207323
Class Copyright
Publisher Hackett Publishing
Subject LITERARY CRITICISM;POETRY
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 427
Length of Recording 14
Language Latin
Shelf No. HR899