Virgil
Aeneid (Oxford World's Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780199231959
- author:
- Virgil
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- OUP Oxford
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Pages:
- 544
- Dimensions:
- 19.5 x 12.8 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Literary studies: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Aeneid is a masterpiece of ancient literature, telling the story of Aeneas' seven-year journey from the ruins of Troy to Italy, where he becomes the founding ancestor of Rome. Written over two thousand years ago, this epic narrative explores the human condition, as Aeneas and his companions contend with human enemies, the whims of the gods, and the torments of love, loyalty, and despair. Virgil's supreme achievement is to reveal Rome's imperial future while investing it with both passion and suffering for all those caught up in the fates of others.
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