Fromtheaward-winningtranslatorofTheIliadandTheOdysseycomesabrilliantnewtranslationofVirgil'sgreatepic
FleeingtheashesofTroy,Aeneas,Achilles’mightyfoeintheIliad,beginsanincrediblejourneytofulfillhisdestinyasthefounderofRome.Hisvoyagewilltakehimthroughstormyseas,entanglehiminatragicloveaffair,andlurehimintotheworldofthedeaditself--allthewaytormentedbythevengefulJuno,QueenoftheGods.Ultimately,hereachesthepromisedlandofItalywhere,afterbloodybattlesandwithhighhopes,hefoundswhatwillbecometheRomanempire.Anunsparingportraitofamancaughtbetweenlove,duty,andfate,theAeneidredefinespassion,nobility,andcourageforourtimes.RobertFagles,whoseacclaimedtranslationsofHomer’sIliadandOdysseywerewelcomedasmajorpublishingevents,bringstheAeneidtoanewgenerationofreaders,retainingallofthegravitasandhumanityoftheoriginalLatinaswellasitspowerfulblendofpoetryandmyth.FeaturinganilluminatingintroductiontoVirgil’sworldbyesteemedscholarBernardKnox,thisvolumelendsavibrantnewvoicetooneoftheseminalliteraryachievementsoftheancientworld.