ID | 011249 |
Call Number | 873.01/VER |
Title Proper | Aeneid |
Language | ENG |
Author | Billson, Charles, J.(Tr.) ; Vergil |
Publication | New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1995. |
Description | 250p Pale green spine |
Series | Dover Thrift Editions |
Note | The epic poem which recounts the heroic story of Aeneas, a Trojan who escapes the burning of Troy to found Lavinium, the parent city of Rome, was composed by Vergil , the greatest Roman poet the world has known. It took him over a decade for its composition and the world owes its preservation to Emperor Augustus, who had commissioned the work of fashioning a workable governemnt to Vergil. |
Standard Number | 0486287491 |
Price. Qualification | $3(Pb) |
Classification Number | 873.01 |
Key Words | IBDP ; Epic poetry, Latin - translations into English ; Legends - Rome - poetry ; Aenead - legendary character |