I can't fault the guy for enthusiasm but it was just a little over the top at points. For me the narration was a little over excited. Presumably this recording was done a few years ago, perhaps for radio, and has been recycled for Audible. Its not even in a format I could use on my ereader.

I'm not going to read a PDF in an app on my phone. This means occasionally a 'chapter' ends and you get a short burst of music at a particularly incongruous point. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.ĭespite the Aeneid famously having 12 chapters, to mirror Homers work, inexplicably this version has been split in to 10 chapters. Here, Fagles brings to life the timeless journey of Aeneas as he flees the ashes of Troy to found Roman society and change forever the course of the Western world.įagles' translation retains all of the gravitas and humanity of the original as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. The Aeneid is a sweeping epic of arms and heroism and a searching portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and the force of his own destiny. Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, Fagles has reintroduced Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of Western civilization. His translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. The publication of a new translation by Fagles is a literary event. Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil's world from noted scholar Bernard Knox, this new Aeneid lends a vibrant, contemporary voice to the literary achievement of the ancient world.Here is the much-anticipated new translation of Virgil's epic poem from the award-winning translator Robert Fagles. A stirring tale of arms and heroism, dispossession and defeat, and an unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, The Aeneid brings to life a whole world of human passion, nobility, and courage.įagles's new translation retains all of the gravitas and humanity of the original as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. The Aeneid tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas, becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Cathage, descends to the world of the dead - all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods - and finally reaches Italy, where he will fulfil his destiny: to found the Roman people. With this stunning modern verse translation, Fagles introduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation of readers and completes the classic triptych at the heart of Western civilisation. Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of Homer's twin works The Iliad and The Odyssey have sold more than a million copies and become classics in their own right.

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