Download or read book Aeneid written by Virgil and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-03-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Monumental epic poem tells the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escaped the burning ruins of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, in the west.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil in Latin and Translated Into English Verse written by Edward Fairfax Taylor and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-13 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil written by Virgil and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the cover. This deluxe edition of Virgil's epic poem, recounting the wanderings of Aeneas and his companions after the fall of Troy, contains an introduction, glossary, and bibliographic notes by Allen Mandelbaum, together with fourteen powerful illustrations created for this volume by Barry Moser.
Download or read book Aeneid Book 1 written by P Vergilius Maro and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These books are intended to make Virgil's Latin accessible even to those with a fairly rudimentary knowledge of the language. There is a departure here from the format of the electronic books, with short sections generally being presented on single, or double, pages and endnotes entirely avoided. A limited number of additional footnotes is included, but only what is felt necessary for a basic understanding of the story and the grammar. Some more detailed footnotes have been taken from Conington's edition of the Aeneid.
Download or read book The Story of Aeneas written by Henry S. Salt and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1928, this book contains a translation of Virgil's Aeneid into English verse. Salt retains the half-lines present in the Latin original, and uses a variety of rhyming schemes to convey the sense as well as the literal meaning of the epic. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Virgil and the history of the transmission of his most famous work.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil written by Christopher Pearse Cranch and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil: Translated Into English Blank Verse In translation of the great Roman epic here offered to the public, I have endeavored to fulfil two necessary requirements: first, to render the original Latin as literally and concisely into pure idiomatic English as could be consistent with strict metrical form; and, secondly, to make it, as ably as I could, a poem, retaining somewhat of the spirit of the original. I have made an earnest attempt to do what I believe has not yet been successfully done, - a faithful rendering of the Æneid into fluent, poetic, yet compact and carefully constructed blank verse. All the best poetical translations of it into English, hitherto, have been done chiefly in rhymed couplets; and all, whatever their other merits, have failed more or less in fidelity, for the simple reason that they are rhymed. One need only compare the best known version, Dryden's, with the Latin, to see the lamentable transformations the old Roman bard has suffered (even when piloted by a poet) at the hands of that seductive siren, Rhyme. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Aeneid written by Virgil and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name "Harvard Classics," this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILLIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as "Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf," it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume XIII features one of the greatest works of verse in world history: the Aeneid, by Roman poet VIRGIL (70 B.C.-19 B.C.), which gathered together disconnected legends and mythic characters and molded them into the fabled epic of the founding of Rome by Trojan hero Aeneas. It has long been considered essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the foundations of Western literature.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil written by Virgil Virgil and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-30 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil: Translated Into English Verse Strikes a note which all the poets of the Renaissance were to echo. They praised Homer, but imitated Virgil; and in the matchless version of Annibale Caro (1581) the Eneid became and has remained an Italian classic. All the Latin races honor Virgil as their own. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Aeneid Of Virgil Translated Into English Verse By John Conington written by Publius Vergilius Maro and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Aeneid is one of the greatest works of ancient literature, and in this translation, John Conington captures its power and beauty. His translation remains faithful to the original Latin while also making the epic poem accessible to modern readers. This edition includes an introduction that provides context and background information for the poem. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The neis of Virgil Translated into English Verse by C Symmons Second Edition written by Virgil and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The neid of Virgil Translated into English Verse written by Virgil and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Æneid of Virgil, Translated into English Verse" by Virgil. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Download or read book Aeneid Book VI written by Seamus Heaney and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that "there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas's venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years--the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father." In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and sophisticated poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of James Wood, "created something imperishable and great that is stainless--stainless, because its force as poetry makes it untouchable by the claw of literalism: it lives singly, as an English language poem."
Download or read book The Aeneid written by Virgil and published by Vintage. This book was released on 1990-06-16 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Fitzgerald's [translation] is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long time to come." —New York Review of Books Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission—translated by Robert Fitzgerald.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil translated into English verse written by Publius Vergilius Maro and published by . This book was released on 1847 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virgil s Georgics written by Virgil and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A masterful new verse translation of one of the greatest nature poems ever written. Virgil's Georgics is a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poet's. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of the original. Janet Lembke brings a faithful version of Virgil's celebratory poem to modern readers who are interested in classic literature and who relish reading about animals and gardens. The word georgics meansfarming. Virgil was born to a farming family, and his poem gives specific instructions to Italian farmers along with a passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains. The Georgics is also a heartfelt cry for returning farmers and their families to land they had lost through a series of dispiriting political events. It is often considered the most technically accomplished and beautiful of all of Virgil's work.
Download or read book The Aeneid of Virgil written by Virgil Virgil and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Aeneid of Virgil: Freely Translated Into English Blank Verse I would ask, however, to be judged on my dealing with the best portions and passages of my author; and a little reflection will, I think, suffice to acquit me of presump tion herein There is no end of passages in Homer, ' writes Cowper, in his Preface to the second edition of his translation of the Iliad, which must creep unless they are lifted; and to give relief to such without seeming unseasonably tumid, is extremely difficult.' And although Virgil has very few indeed of such passages, yet has he occasionally - and this only in common with all fiction writers of antiquity - narratives and details wholly and exclusively belonging to the 'classical age, to which it is impossible, in anything of a faithful rendering, to impart positive interest or attractiveness for a modern who reads them in his own language - omarz' res z'psa negat. The portions, then, of my work on which I would desire to be specially tried are those which purport to render what the classical reader will pronounce to be the best passages and portions of the original; in the other parts of my version I shall be content, as I trust my reader will also be, if I do not sink below the level of ordinary poetical diction and style. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Story of Aeneas Virgil s Aeneid Translated Into English Verse written by Virgil and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1983 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
