The Aeneid

Version: Abridged
Author: Virgil
Narrator: Christopher Ravenscroft
Genres: Poetry
Publisher: HighBridge Company
Published In: January 2005
# of Units: 8 CDs
Length: 9 hours
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Overview

Robert Fitzgerald's magnificent translation of Virgil's epic poem was a major literary event at its release in 1983. Profoundly poetic yet gloriously accesible, this is the best way to experience a work that has remained a centerpiece of Western civilization for 2,000 years. Share the excitement, adventure, and human tears as Aenas, the warrior hero, escapes from the buring city of troy, embarks on a long perilous journy, and eventually, triumphantly, establishes a new nation-Rome.

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Written by Anonymous on July 12th, 2006

  • Book Rating: 5/5

This was a very good as read from the original story. It is the story of the Trojans who sailed to Italy after the fall of Troy to found Rome. It fills in a lot of the blanks after The Iliad (or "Troy" if you saw the movie) It does not get into the actual establishment of Rome. You have to have the patience to listen to an epic. This is not a Dean Koontz novel, but it is a great story!

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Author Details

Author Details

, Virgil

<br>Frederick Ahl is a professor of classics and comparative literature at Cornell University. His books include Sophocles' Oedipus, Seneca's Phaedra, Lucan: An Introduction, and Metaformations: Soundplay and Wordplay in Ovid and Other Classical Poets. He lives in Ithaca, NY.<br>