{"product_id":"the-aeneid-9780143106296","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookstore-n-more.myshopify.com\/search?type=product\u0026amp;q=FAM-909716\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eView All Formats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virgil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143106296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublius Vergilius Maro (70-19 B.C.), known as \u003cb\u003eVirgil\u003c\/b\u003e, was born near Mantua in the last days of the Roman Republic. In his comparatively short life he became the supreme poet of his age, whose \u003ci\u003eAeneid \u003c\/i\u003egave the Romans a great national epic equal to the Greeks', celebrating their city's origins and the creation of their empire. Virgil is also credited with authoring two other major works of Latin literature, the \u003ci\u003eEclogues \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eGeorgics. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Fagles \u003c\/b\u003e(1933-2008) was Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, at Princeton University. He was the recipient of the 1997 PEN\/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation and a 1996 Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His translations include Sophocles's \u003ci\u003eThree Theban Plays\u003c\/i\u003e, Aeschylus's \u003ci\u003eOresteia\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for a National Book Award), Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 1991 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award by The Academy of American Poets), Homer's \u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, and Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Knox\u003c\/b\u003e (1914-2010) was Director Emeritus of Harvard's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He taught at Yale University for many years. Among his numerous honors are awards from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His works include \u003ci\u003eThe Heroic Temper: Studies in Sophoclean Tragedy, Oedipus at Thebes: Sophocles' Tragic Hero and His Time \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEssays Ancient and Modern \u003c\/i\u003e(awarded the 1989 PEN\/Spielvogel-Diamonstein Award).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39821953007731,"sku":"9780143106296","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8ebdb9d8-4b4d-4647-ba55-3b6333e3080a.jpg?v=1644518263","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-aeneid-9780143106296","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}