Gather The Aeneid: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Picturized By Virgil Readable In Version

chose this kindle version of the Aeneid on the page for Fagles's translation which I particularly wanted However the Kindle version I received was of the Dryden translation This is not the first time this has happened is careless about translators often not even providing the name of the translator in the description This is not excusable BEWARE IF YOU CLICKED ON THE KINDLE VERSION THINKING IT WAS THE SAME TRANSLATION The Kindle version is translated by someone else Double check before you buy other versions of an item should not be different translators and kindle books cannot be returnedThis review reflects the database problem not the item itself which I do not want since it wasn't what I was trying to buy I had read some years ago Professor Fagles' translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey and loved them both Fortunately before his recent death Fagles also translated Virgil's Aeneid I wasn't very familiar with the Aeneid but this translation brings it alive I don't know enough Latin to be an independent judge of the translation but experts attest that this is a great translation into modern English For those not familiar with the poem the Aeneid is the flip side of the Iliad and the Odyssey It's the story of Aeneas a Trojan and minor figure in the Iliad who escapes Troy after the Greeks overrun it and has a series of travels and adventures ending up in Italy and founding Rome The Greeks such as Odysseus are among the villains Beautiful language and a stirring story Most recommended I've never read any other translation of the Aeneid so I have no basis of comparison I think Fagle's translation is eminently readable and I'm freuently struck by the beauty of the phrasing and imagery In the early part of the book Virgil speaks of rumor and I thought it was very poetic and moving at the same time To have the Classics so close at hand we moderns must thank and others This Edition of the Aeneid takes us back to the time of John Dryden the great English writer He gives us a very polished translation of the Latin Impossible to give us all the beauties and subtleties of the Latin yet it is a wonderful introduction to Virgil An impelling story about the Pius Aeneus a basic story to out European Culture The founding of Rome The Introduction to this Edition is a real gem Read it again and again if necessary It is an education in itself My first reading of the AENEID was many years ago but I still feel its influence It is time for the modern world to again learn the wisdom the ideals the morals handed down from the Masters A final appeal for heavens sake don't pass through life without having read this Classic It would be a disaster Monet and Price no excuse the KINDLE price is a give away Happy reading

Ignotus Robert Fagles's latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics A sweeping story of arms and heroism The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first writtenRobert Fagles's latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics.
A sweeping story of arms and heroism, The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people.
Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original, this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first written.
Robert Fagles's latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics, A sweeping story of arms and heroism, The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people.
Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original, this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first written.
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