The Aeneid

by Virgil | Classical texts
Published 01/04/2010 by Penguin Books Ltd (Penguin Classics) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 384 pages
217 x 143 x 33mm | 586g

Robert Fagles's latest achievement completes the magnificent triptych of Western epics. A sweeping story of arms and heroism, The Aeneid follows the adventures of Aeneas, who flees the ashes of Troy to embark upon a tortuous course that brings him to Italy and fulfills his destiny as founder of the Roman people. Retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original, this powerful blend of poetry and myth remains as relevant today as when it was first written.