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# PENGUIN The Aeneid

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Review: This review is not a review of the story of Aeneas, but rather a review of Robert Fagles's translation of the Aeneid. Fagles's work in this translation is readable, accessible, and over-all well executed. The Penguin Classics version of Fagles's translation is a great book to hold in your hand. The book FEELS good. Also, the book has some extras that make it essential. First, Barnard Knox has written an excellent introduction to the text. He explains Virgil's cultural and literary context, and he discusses the Aeneid's relationship to its Homeric predecessors. Highly recommended reading. Second, the book has a helpful map of Aeneas's wanderings which helps orient the reader. Third, in the back of the book is a pronunciation guide and glossary. Some of these names are a bit strange, so it's a good idea to refer to the back sometimes for some help. Every character and place in the book, no matter how minor, is explained in the glossary. In addition to all these benefits, this translation of the text is quite good. Fagles has produced a verse translation, which preserves the poetic nature of the original. If you're looking for a prose version of the Aeneid, then this book might not be for you (but I'd suggest you give the verse a try). The other verse translation that I would recommend is Robert Fitzgerald's ( The Aeneid ). Both translations are very good, and I believe that some passages in Fitzgerald's are better than Fagles's, and vice versa. However, the Fitzgerald translation does not contain the same helpful extras that I mentioned above. Penguin Classics provides superb auxiliary materials in all their volumes. The following are the opening lines of both Fitzgerald and Fagles to provide an example of their stylistic differences. Fagles: Wars and a man I sing--an exile driven on by Fate, // he was the first to flee the coast of Troy, // destined to reach Lavinian shores and Italian soil, // yet many blows he took on land and sea from the gods above-- // thanks to cruel Juno's relentless rage-- Fitzgerald: I sing of warfare and a man at war // From the sea-coast of Troy in early days // He came to Italy by destiny, // To our Lavinian western shore, // A fugitive, this captain, buffeted // Cruelly on land as on the sea // By blows from powers of the air--behind them // Baleful Juno in her sleepless rage.
Review: Wanted the book in the original format and not damaged. This is disappointing.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #178,511 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #137 in Epic Poetry #313 in Ancient & Medieval Literature #418 in Literary Criticism & Theory |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (326) |
| Dimensions  | 12.9 x 2.16 x 19.63 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 9780143106296 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0143106296 |
| Item weight  | 341 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 352 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 July 2012 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Classics |
| Reading age  | 18 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by G***Y on 26 May 2011*

This review is not a review of the story of Aeneas, but rather a review of Robert Fagles's translation of the Aeneid. Fagles's work in this translation is readable, accessible, and over-all well executed. The Penguin Classics version of Fagles's translation is a great book to hold in your hand. The book FEELS good. Also, the book has some extras that make it essential. First, Barnard Knox has written an excellent introduction to the text. He explains Virgil's cultural and literary context, and he discusses the Aeneid's relationship to its Homeric predecessors. Highly recommended reading. Second, the book has a helpful map of Aeneas's wanderings which helps orient the reader. Third, in the back of the book is a pronunciation guide and glossary. Some of these names are a bit strange, so it's a good idea to refer to the back sometimes for some help. Every character and place in the book, no matter how minor, is explained in the glossary. In addition to all these benefits, this translation of the text is quite good. Fagles has produced a verse translation, which preserves the poetic nature of the original. If you're looking for a prose version of the Aeneid, then this book might not be for you (but I'd suggest you give the verse a try). The other verse translation that I would recommend is Robert Fitzgerald's ( The Aeneid ). Both translations are very good, and I believe that some passages in Fitzgerald's are better than Fagles's, and vice versa. However, the Fitzgerald translation does not contain the same helpful extras that I mentioned above. Penguin Classics provides superb auxiliary materials in all their volumes. The following are the opening lines of both Fitzgerald and Fagles to provide an example of their stylistic differences. Fagles: Wars and a man I sing--an exile driven on by Fate, // he was the first to flee the coast of Troy, // destined to reach Lavinian shores and Italian soil, // yet many blows he took on land and sea from the gods above-- // thanks to cruel Juno's relentless rage-- Fitzgerald: I sing of warfare and a man at war // From the sea-coast of Troy in early days // He came to Italy by destiny, // To our Lavinian western shore, // A fugitive, this captain, buffeted // Cruelly on land as on the sea // By blows from powers of the air--behind them // Baleful Juno in her sleepless rage.

### ⭐⭐ Review
*by S***K on 28 January 2022*

Wanted the book in the original format and not damaged. This is disappointing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by J***S on 7 April 2020*

I have a number of other versions of The Aeneid but this is the first that I've felt which can read out aloud in order to enjoy it's sonorous music. Wonderful.

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