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Available
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Publication
Franklin Library (1975), 464 pages
Description
This enduring masterpiece tells of the epic quest of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to found a new civilization: Rome. A unique hero, Aeneas struggles and fights not for personal gain but for a civilization that will exist far into the future. Caught between passion and fate, his vision would change the course of the Western world. Virgil, Rome's greatest poet, turned a mythical legend into a national epic that would survive Rome's collapse to become the most influential book Rome contributed to Western culture.
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Awards
National Book Award (Finalist — Translation — 1973)
Audie Award (Finalist — 1996)
Prix Jules Janin (1980)
Original publication date
ca. 29 - 19 BC
1916 (English: H.R. Fairclough)
1697 (English: John Dryden)
1956 (English: W. F. Jackson Knight)
1971 (English: Allen Mandelbaum)
Physical description
464 p.; 8.25 inches
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