{"product_id":"the-aeneid-introduction-by-philip-hardie-hardcover","title":"The Aeneid: Introduction by Philip Hardie - 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\u003eVirgil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Fitzgerald\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hardie\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn dramatic and narrative power, Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e is the equal of its great Homeric predecessors, \u003ci\u003eThe Iliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e. It surpasses them, however, in the intense sympathy it displays for its human actors-a sympathy that makes events such as Aeneas's escape from Troy and search for a new homeland, the passion and the death of Dido, the defeat of Turnus, and the founding of Rome among the most memorable in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis celebrated translation by Robert Fitzgerald does full justice to the speed, clarity, and stately grandeur of the Roman Empire's most magnificent literary work of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by Philip Hardie; Translation by Robert Fitzgerald\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the equal of its great Homeric predecessors, The Iliad and The Odyssey, in dramatic and narrative power, and it surpasses them in the intense sympathy which makes events such as the passion and destruction of Dido and the fall of Turnus among the most memorable in literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirgil (70 B.C-19 B.C)\u003c\/b\u003e is regarded as the greatest Roman poet, known for his epic, \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e(written about 29 B.C. unfinished). Virgil was born on October 15, 70 B.C., in a small village near Mantua in Northern Italy. He attended school at Cremona and Milan, and then went to Rome, where he studied mathematics, medicine and rhetoric, and completed his studies in Naples. Between 42 and 37 B.C. Virgil composed pastoral poems known as \u003ci\u003eEcologues\u003c\/i\u003e, and spent years on the \u003ci\u003eGeorgics\u003c\/i\u003e.At the urging of Augustus Caesar, Virgil began to write \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, a poem of the glory of Rome under Caesars rule. Virgil devoted the remaining time of his life, from 30 to 19 B.C., to the composition of \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, the national epic of Rome and to glory of the Empire. The poet died in 19 B.C of a fever he contracted on his visit to Greece with the Emperor. It is said that the poet had instructed his executor Varius to destroy \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, but Augustus ordered Varius to ignore this request, and the poem was published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 520\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.24 x 8.31 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 30, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353939591417,"sku":"9780679413356","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rA8_XU809_9780679413356.webp?v=1769828829","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-aeneid-introduction-by-philip-hardie-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}