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The Aeneid

By Virgil
Series: Focus Classical Library
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The Aeneid recounts the epic journey of Aeneas, a Trojan hero destined to found Rome. Facing war, destiny, and divine will, Aeneas navigates trials and personal sacrifice in this foundational myth of Western civilisation.
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Ideal for readers interested in classical literature, epic poetry, and those seeking a vibrant, accessible version of Virgil's Latin masterpiece. Also suitable for students and enthusiasts of formal poetic translations.

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The Aeneid

Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme.

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Rising to the challenge of rendering the poem's Latin hexameters by adopting English iambic ones, Len Krisak's Aeneid doubles down on the English poetic tradition by also featuring rhyme.

In Krisak's hands, these devices provide not only a superb kind of music but the snap and power of an epic adventure that glories in what only formal poetry can do. Enhanced by an introduction and an extensive set of notes by Christopher M. McDonough, this Aeneid works as story, voice, and verse.

'Len Krisak not only boldly meets Virgil line-for-line, but in a hexameter that answers the original meter, all while hewing to straightforward English with a weather eye on the Latin.' - A.E. Stallings

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A.E. Stallings praises this translation for its bold, line-for-line rhymed English hexameters that capture both the epic's musicality and narrative drive. She highlights its brisk pace, inventive rhymes, and topical themes of displacement, leadership, and duty, affirming its strength as a verse performance and a modern poetic achievement.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781585109630

Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 2020

Country: United States

Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co

Illustration: 1 map

Contributors:

  • Translated by Len Krisak
  • Introduction by Christopher M. McDonough

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 563g

Pages: 424

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction Poetry Series: Focus Classical Library Virgil

About the Author

Len Krisak has translated Horace's Odes (2006), Virgil's Eclogues (2010) Ovid's Erotic Poems (2014), and Prudentius' Crown of Martyrs (2019). Among other honors, he is the recipient of the Robert Penn Warren Prize, the Richard Wilbur Award, and the Robert Frost Prize.

Christopher M. McDonough is Alderson-Tillinghast Chair in the Humanities, Sewanee:The University of the South.

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