Vergil: The Poet's Life Tapa dura - 2023

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Yale Univ Pr, 2023. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.80 inches.

Hardback. New. A biography of Vergil, Rome’s greatest poet, by the acclaimed translator of the <i>Aeneid</i>

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2023. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. New/New. FIRST PRINTING with DJ WRAPPED IN MYLAR. Physical Info: 0.8" H x 8.6" L x 5.7" W (0.95 lbs) 200 pages. Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents. Secure ship w/track #. The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70-19 BCE) became the world's first media celebrity, a living legend. But the real Vergil is a shadowy figure; we know that he was born into a modest rural family, that he led a private and solitary life, and that, in spite of poor health and unusual emotional vulnerabilities, he worked tirelessly to achieve exquisite new effects in verse. Vergil's most famous work, the Aeneid, was commissioned by the emperor Augustus, who published the epic despite Vergil's dying wish that it be destroyed. Sarah Ruden, widely praised for her translation of the Aeneid, uses evidence… Leer más

Yale Univ Pr, 2023. Hardcover. New. 200 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.80 inches.

Yale University Press, August 2023. Hardcover. New.

hc. New. Brand New. Ships from an indie bookstore in NYC.

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