The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Virgil 著
• 出版社 Penguin Classics
• 出版时间 2008-02
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780143105138
• 定价 133.10元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 484页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

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.

【作者简介】

PubliusVergiliusMaro(70-19B.C.),knownasVirgil,wasbornnearMantuainthelastdaysoftheRomanRepublic.Inhiscomparativelyshortlifehebecamethesupremepoetofhisage,whoseAeneidgavetheRomansagreatnationalepicequaltotheGreeks’,celebratingtheircity’soriginsandthecreationoftheirempire.VirgilisalsocreditedwithauthoringtwoothermajorworksofLatinliterature,theEcloguesandtheGeorgics.
RobertFagles(1933-2008)wasArthurW.Marks’19ProfessorofComparativeLiterature,Emeritus,atPrincetonUniversity.Hewastherecipientofthe1997PEN/RalphManheimMedalforTranslationanda1996AwardinLiteraturefromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLetters.HistranslationsincludeSophocles’sThreeThebanPlays,Aeschylus’sOresteia(nominatedforaNationalBookAward),Homer’sIliad(winnerofthe1991HaroldMortonLandonTranslationAwardbyTheAcademyofAmericanPoets),Homer’sOdyssey,andVirgil'sAeneid.

BernardKnox(1914-2010)wasDirectorEmeritusofHarvard’sCenterforHellenicStudiesinWashington,D.C.HetaughtatYaleUniversityformanyyears.AmonghisnumeroushonorsareawardsfromtheNationalInstituteofArtsandLettersandtheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanities.HisworksincludeTheHeroicTemper:StudiesinSophocleanTragedy,OedipusatThebes:Sophocles’TragicHeroandHisTimeandEssaysAncientandModern(awardedthe1989PEN/Spielvogel-DiamonsteinAward).