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Book Description
This is the first major single-volume edition in English of Book IX of Virgil's Aeneid, a pivotal part of the poem that contains the nocturnal interlude of the ill-fated expedition of the young Trojans Nisus and Euryalus. The volume includes a detailed linguistic and thematic commentary on the text,Continue
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guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010
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Virgil the Great
Virgil was a perfectionist. Among the few items in the highly unreliable biographical tradition that have a ring of truth are his remark that he created a poem like a she-bear, gradually licking it into shape, and the report that as he lay dying at B ... (read full critics)
nybooks published on Thu, 26 Aug 2010
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- English Books
- Audio Cassette
- Edition: Unabridged
- ISBN-10: 0786103167
- ISBN-13: 9780786103164
- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
- Pub date: Aug 01, 1997
- Dimensions: 1548 mm x 1097 mm x 387 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Unbound, Others and eBook
- In other languages: other languages
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9780786103164 | Audio Cassette | $69.95 | $62.95 | bn.com |
| $69.95 | -- | The Book Depository | ||
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The hoofbeat of horses
Aeneid by Virgil, translated by Frederick Ahl 480pp, Oxford, £16.99 The story of Virgil's Aeneid (composed from about 29-19BC) is straightforward. The Trojan prince Aeneas escapes the destruction of Troy by the Greeks and sets sail with his father An ... (read full critics)