VIRGIL – THE AENEID
Translated by Robert Fagles • Penguin Classics
About this edition
- Modern Penguin Classics edition with the striking
orange-and-black cover artwork inspired by ancient Greek pottery.
- Acclaimed translation by Robert Fagles, with an
introduction by Bernard Knox.
- Aeneas’ epic journey from the fall of Troy to the founding myth of Rome –
filled with gods, battles, love, fate, and courage.
- Perfect for students of classics, mythology lovers, or anyone who enjoyed
Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
Condition
- Never read – pages are clean and crisp.
- Light shelf wear to cover/corners from storage
(see photos) but overall in very nice shape.
- No writing, highlighting, or remainder marks that I can see.
Why you’ll want to read this
- Fagles’ translation is known for being both faithful to the
original and very readable – it flows like a modern epic.
- Gives you the full story of Aeneas: duty vs. desire, heroism, and the
heavy cost of founding an empire.
- Great companion to Greek and Roman mythology, literature courses, or your
own personal classics library.
Item details
- Title: The Aeneid
- Author: Virgil
- Translator: Robert Fagles
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Format: Trade paperback
- ISBN: 9780143106296
- Original price on back: US $16.00
Carefully stored in a smoke-free home. I ship securely with padding so your
book arrives in great condition. Add this modern classic to your shelf and
enjoy one of the greatest epics ever written!