{"product_id":"9780140449327","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original' — \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, Virgil wrote the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAeneid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to honour the emperor Augustus by celebrating his legendary ancestor, Aeneas. As a patriotic epic inspired by Homer, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAeneid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also sought to provide Rome with a body of literature equal to that of Greece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poem tells the story of Aeneas, a survivor of the sack of Troy, and his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he falls tragically in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld; and finally to Italy, where he lays the foundations for Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, love and war, hailed by Tennyson as 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTranslated with an introduction by David West.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virgil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ Penguin Classics","offer_id":67948249448754,"sku":"9780140449327","price":837.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/8052\/8434\/files\/9780140449327.jpg?v=1791707567","url":"https:\/\/bibliothek-eg.com\/products\/9780140449327","provider":"BIBLIOTHEK EGYPT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}