The Aeneid of Virgil by Virgil
"The Aeneid of Virgil" by Virgil is a Latin epic poem written between 29 and 19 BC. It follows Aeneas, a Trojan hero who flees burning Troy and journeys toward Italy, where he is destined to become the ancestor of Romans. The first half chronicles his dangerous wanderings across the Mediterranean, while the second half depicts a brutal war for control of Latium. Virgil transforms scattered legends into Rome's founding myth, connecting
the empire to Troy's glory and legitimizing Roman virtues and dynasty. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE |
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| Translator | Humphries, Rolfe, 1894-1969 |
| Uniform Title | Aeneis. English |
| Title | The Aeneid of Virgil |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid |
| Credits |
Produced by Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Poetry |
| Subject | Legends -- Rome -- Poetry |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61596 |
| Release Date | Mar 11, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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