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  • Published: 19 June 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141901695
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

The Aeneid




Virgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race, and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering.

  • Published: 19 June 2003
  • ISBN: 9780141901695
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 368

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Virgil

Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC) is considered to be Rome's greatest poet and one of the most influential writers of all time. His work, particularly the epic poem The Aeneid, has had lasting impact on the Western canon, inspiring Dante, Milton and James Joyce.

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