Aeneid

Name: Aeneid
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ISBN: 9780300151411

ISBN-10: 0300151411

ISBN-13: 9780300151411

Edition: 2009

Authors: Vergil, Sarah Ruden

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This extraordinary new translation of theAeneidstands alone among modern Vergil translations for its accuracy and poetic appeal. Sarah Ruden, a lyric poet in her own right, is the first woman to translate Vergil's great epic, and she renders the poem in the same number of lines as the original worka very rare feat that maintains technical fidelity to the original without diminishing its emotional power. Ruden's translation follows Vergil's content faithfully, and the economy and fast pace she achieves are true to his own unflagging narrative force. With its central theme of national destiny versus. the destiny of individuals, the poem has great resonance in our own times, and Ruden adheres…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 5/19/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 0.57" wide x 0.82" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English