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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781197503321

Autore

Virgil

Titolo

The Aeneid [[electronic resource] /] / Vergil ; translated by Sarah Ruden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-282-08866-1

9786612088667

0-300-14829-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RudenSarah

Disciplina

873/.01

Soggetti

Epic poetry, Latin

Aeneas (Legendary character)

Legends - Rome

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- contents -- Translator's Preface -- Book One -- Book Two -- Book Three -- Book Four -- Book Five -- Book Six -- Book Seven -- Book Eight -- Book Nine -- Book Ten -- Book Eleven -- Book Twelve -- Glossary

Sommario/riassunto

This extraordinary new translation of Vergil's Aeneid stands alone among modern translations for its accuracy and poetic appeal. Sarah Ruden, a lyric poet in her own right, renders the classic poem in the same number of lines as the original work-a 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 closely to the poet's message. Her rendering of Vergil's words gives immediacy to his struggling faith that history has beauty and purpose in spite of its pain. With this distinguished translation, modern readers can experience for themselves the timeless power of Vergil's masterpiece.