{"product_id":"aeneid-the-epic-tale-complete-hardcover","title":"Aeneid, the Epic Tale Complete - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlame Tree Studio (Literature and Scienc\u003c\/b\u003e (Created by), \u003cb\u003eVirgil (Publius Vergilius Maro)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful new edition of one of the great works of literature from Classical Antiquity.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVirgil's masterpiece, one of the greatest works in Western literature, was written in Latin, between 29 and 19 BCE, recalling events after the Fall of Troy over 1200 years before, as told in the famous Homeric epics of Greek literature the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. The great adventures of Aeneas' flight from Troy and the prophesy of his founding of a great city linked Roman dynasty to the legends of a heroic past, bringing myth and history to bear in the politics of the Roman Empire. Here in the much-loved translation by John Dryden, and accompanied by Virgil's Eclogues and Georgics, with biographical material on Virgil's life and works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales\u003c\/b\u003e collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirgil\u003c\/b\u003e (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC), was the great Roman poet of classical antiquity. He wrote three of the most famous poems in Classical literature: the \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e (or \u003ci\u003eBucolics\u003c\/i\u003e), the \u003ci\u003eGeorgics\u003c\/i\u003e, and the epic \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e. He also appears in Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e as a guide to the author through Inferno and Purgatorio. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e (foreword) is an Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol. Most of his published work has focused on English poetry of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and on the English reception of classical (Greek and Roman) literature. His recent publications have included (as author) \u003ci\u003eConversing with Antiquity: English Poets and the Classics from Shakespeare to Pope\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2010) and (as co-General Editor) the five-volume \u003ci\u003eOxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (2012-19). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCreated and developed at Flame Tree Publishing, independent publisher and creator of fine books, journals, notebooks and art calendars, with a focus on myths, gothic fantasy and great works.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.21 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252858962169,"sku":"9781804172322","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b2ExcUJKMmllM1R1cXd3SXM0M3FEUT09.webp?v=1768693693","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/aeneid-the-epic-tale-complete-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}