Featuring an illuminating introduction to virgils world by. The aeneid, prose translation audiobook virgil 70 bc 19 bc, translated by john william mackail 1859 1925 the aeneid is the most famous latin. Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. The result, the winner of the 1991 academy of american poets landon translation award, is a wonderfully accessible iliad that preserves every nuance of homers genius. So digging around the internet what do i discover but audiobook versions of fagles translations of the iliad and the odyssey. Now, the muchanticipated new translation of virgils epic. The publication of this aeneid is the end of an epic journey of sorts for mr.
In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers. Eur 17,29 18 gebraucht ab eur 5,73 16 neu ab eur 14,03 audiocd. From the awardwinning translator of the iliad and the odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of virgils great epicfleeing. The iliad by homer part 1 of 2 full audiobook greatest audio books the iliad sometimes referred to as the song of ilion or song of ilium is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters. Internet archive bookreader homertheodyssey fagles. Penguin classics deluxe edition homer, virgil, bernard knox, robert fagles isbn. Fagles, now 73, who before turning to virgil translated first the iliad and then the odyssey. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. The new yorker robert fagles gives the full range of virgils drama, grandeur, and pathos in vigorous, supple modern english. Buy the aeneid unabridged by virgil, simon callow, robert fagles isbn. Listen to aeneid audiobook by robert fagles, virgil. I had read some years ago professor fagles translations of the iliad and the odyssey and loved them both.
His translations of both the iliad and odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. The aeneid audiobook by virgil 9781429508445 rakuten kobo. The iliad, by homer full audiobook homers iliad is the first great work of western literature. Here, fagles brings to life the timeless journey of aeneas as he flees the ashes of troy to found roman society and change forever the course of the western world. Virgil 70 bc 19 bc, translated by john william mackail 1859 1925 the aeneid is the most famous latin epic poem, written by virgil in the 1st century bc. Robert fagles, whose acclaimed translations of homers iliad and odyssey were welcomed as major publishing events, brings the aeneid to a new generation of readers, retaining all of the gravitas and humanity of the original latin as well as its powerful blend of poetry and myth. Fagless translations of the iliad and the odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Vergil constructs aeneas, a very minor character in the iliad, as the princely survivor and.
Composed in twentyfour books of greek hexameter poetry, it. Thankfully, prior to his current death, fagles also translated virgils aeneid. It is fitting that one of the great translators of the iliad and the odyssey in our times should also emerge as a surpassing translator of the aeneid. In this brilliant translation, robert fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to homers 2,700yearold tale. Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, fagles has reintroduced virgils aeneid to a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of western civilization. The aeneid is a sweeping epic of arms and heroism and a searching portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and the force of his own destiny. The story begins when paris, son of priam, king of troy, carries off the beautiful helen, thereby precipitating the bitter trojan war. The iliad audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator.