Publius Vergilius Maro
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Vergilius was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid—although several minor poems are also attributed to him.
Books
The Æneid of Virgil: With English Notes, Critical and Explanatory; a Metrical Clavis, and an ..
The Aeneid
Aeneas, a Trojan warrior, searches for a new homeland after the fall of Troy. His journey becomes years of wandering. His tales of wars fought, cities built and burned, new kings, and struggling alliances spread the histories of heroes and their willingness to believe in their own resources and the miraculous help of the gods.Please Note: This book is easy to read in true text, not scanned images that can sometimes be difficult to decipher. The Microsoft eBook has a contents page linked to the chapter headings for easy navigation. The Adobe eBook has bookmarks at chapter headings and is printable up to two full copies per year. Both versions are text searchable.
Vergil's Aeneid
Includes a brief biography of the author, thematic and structural analysis of the work, critical views, and an index of themes and ideas.
P. Virgilii Maronis Opera, et nonnulla ejusdem opuscula
ex editione / Chr. G. Heyne, sedula recensione accurata Londini: /sumptibus Rodwell et Martin / Law et Whitaker; J. Booker; Baldwin, / Craddock et Joy; J. Walker; E. Edwards; / J. Robinson; et B. Reynolds: / Excidot S. Hamilton | S. Hamilton / 1818 Virgil's complete works edited by Christian G. Heyne.
The Aeneid of Vergil
Aeneas, the hero escapes from the carnage of the Trojan War and embarks on a treacherous series of adventures that eventually lead him to the future site of Rome. Unlike other modern translators of Vergil, who forgo meter entirely or use iambic pentameter (the meter of Shakespeare and other English poets), this translator uses dactylic hexameter, the meter used by Vergil and by all ancient writers of epic poetry, beginning with Homer. Elaborate or esoteric language is avoided and instead a clear, unadorned diction is used to capture Vergil's masterful simplicity.