The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
by Virgil
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Author: VirgilTranslator: Robert Fagles
Introduction: Bernard Knox
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-01-29
ISBN: 0143105132
Number of pages: 484
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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- ISBN13: 9780143105138
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Book Review: "A Long Exile is Your Fate"
Summary: 5 Stars
Virgil, or more accurately/pedantically, Publius Vergilus Maro, was a Roman poet, harkening from the latter days of the Republic. Lauded during his lifetime and throughout the subsequent ages as a supreme practitioner of the art, his work has been ably translated many times. Why another translation? Perhaps the idiom of the times demands it or perhaps ego on the part of the translator suggests a better version is in the offing. In this case, translated by the currently reigning prince of ancient Greek and Latin, Prof. Robert Fagles and lucidly introduced by his former mentor and now colleague, Prof. Bernard Knox, a brilliant effort ushers this masterpiece into the 21st Century.
As with their previous efforts (Illiad, Odyssey), this is a lapidary translation, which reads and narrates smoothly and lucidly. The translator's end-notes and "pronouncing glossary" (in actuality, a "cast of characters") handsomely complements the book. Knox's introductory notes place the work in historical context. Not having knowledge of ancient classical languages, it would be presumptuous of me to comment on the accuracy of the translation. Suffice it to note that, assuming this truly reflects the original language, it is a stellar example of the translator's art.
A post-script: Knox, in his introductory notes, describes in all-too-brief paragraphs, his experiences as a combat infantry captain during WW-II and the strange coincidence of finding, amidst the ruins of an abandoned Italian building, a copy of Virgil's, "Georgic". Knox coincidentally opens (Virgillian Lottery) to a famed passage on "...a world in ruins....Impious war is raging", this in the midst of combat. Unfortunately, Knox (born in 1914 and still intellectually nimble) has not written full-length war memoirs, but a brief essay may be found on the Internet, entitled, "Premature Anti-Fascist": it is well worth reading.
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