The AeneidCalled "the best poem by the best poet," Virgil's Aeneid is perhaps the most famous work in Latin literature. It tells the story of Rome's founding by the Trojan prince Aeneas after many years of travel, and it contains many of the most famous stories about the Trojan War. It also reveals much of what the Romans felt and believed about themselves- the sensitive reader will see that these same values and issues often trouble us today. In this new translation Edward McCrorie has performed the difficult task of rendering Virgil's compact, dense Latin into fine, readable, modern English verse. The sometimes complex text is made clear and comprehensible even for first-time readers, and a glossary of names helps identify characters and place-names in the poem. The translation is well suited for students at all levels, and readers already familiar with Virgil will find many fresh images and ideas. "A brilliant effort."--Robert Bly "I admire the ambition of the project, and the generosity of many of the lines."--Robert Fagles Edward McCrorie is Professor of English, Providence College. His poetry and translations of Latin verse have been widely published. |
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A Selective Glossary | 1 |
Translators Preface | 7 |
Principal Characters in the Epic | 14 |
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Acestes Achilles Aeneas Aeneid altar Anchises Apollo armor arms arrow Ascanius Assaracus Ausonian battle blood bloodline body burning called Camilla Carthage chariot circled Creusa Dardanus daring dark daughter death deep Dido drove Euryalus Evander face Fates father Faunus fear fight fire fleet force forest friends fury gates gifts Goddess Gods gold Greeks hair hand heaven helmet Hercules honor horses House-Gods huge Italian Italy Iulus Juno Jupiter Jupiter's Juturna killed king land Latin Latium Lausus leader look luck Messapus Mezentius Mnestheus mother mountain mourning moved Mycenae night Nisus Olympus omen Pallas Phoebus Phrygian pity poem prayed Priam Pyrrhus queen river rushed Rutulians sail Sergestus shield ships shore shoulders sister Sky-Gods Southwind spear spirit spoke stood stopped struck sword Tarchon temple Tiber told Trojans Troy Troy's turned Turnus Tuscan Underworld Venus Virgil walls War-God watched weapons who'd wind word wound