The Aeneid
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Hér kemur ný og glæsileg þýðing á hinu mikla söguljóði Virgils frá verðlaunaþýðanda The Iliad og The Odyssey. Eneas, hinn öflugi andstæðingur Akkillesar í The Iliad, flýr rústir Tróju og leggur upp í ótrúlegt ferðalag til að uppfylla örlög sín sem stofnandi Rómar. Leið hans liggur um úfin höf, hann flækist í harmrænt ástarsamband og sogast inn í sjálfan heim hinna dauðu. Allan tímann kvelur hin hefnigjarna Júnó, drottning guðanna, hann.
Að lokum kemst hann til fyrirheitna landsins, Ítalíu, þar sem hann leggur eftir blóðugar orrustur og með miklar vonir grunninn að því sem síðar verður Rómaveldi. Aeneid dregur upp vægðarlausa mynd af manni sem togast á milli ástar, skyldu og örlaga og gefur hugtökunum ástríðu, göfgi og hugrekki nýja merkingu fyrir samtímann. Robert Fagles, sem hlaut mikið lof fyrir þýðingar sínar á The Iliad og The Odyssey eftir Hómer, færir nýrri kynslóð lesenda Aeneid og varðveitir bæði alvöruþunga og mannlega dýpt latneska frumtextans, ásamt áhrifamiklu samspili ljóðlistar og goðsagna.
Í bókinni er fróðlegur inngangur að heimi Virgils eftir hinn virta fræðimann Bernard Knox. Verkið ljær einu af öndvegisverkum fornaldarbókmennta ferska og lifandi rödd. Penguin Classics er leiðandi útgefandi klassískra bókmennta í hinum enskumælandi heimi og gefur út úrvalsverk frá ólíkum tímabilum, bókmenntagreinum og fræðasviðum. Ritröðin er þekkt fyrir vandaða texta með inngöngum og skýringum eftir virta fræðimenn og samtímahöfunda, auk nýlegra þýðinga eftir verðlaunaða þýðendur.
From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him through stormy seas, entangle him in a tragic love affair, and lure him into the world of the dead itself--all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno, Queen of the Gods.
Ultimately, he reaches the promised land of Italy where, after bloody battles and with high hopes, he founds what will become the Roman empire. An unsparing portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and fate, the Aeneid redefines passion, nobility, and courage for our times. Robert Fagles, whose acclaimed translations of Homer’s 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.
Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil’s world by esteemed scholar Bernard Knox, this volume lends a vibrant new voice to one of the seminal literary achievements of the ancient world. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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- Penguin US
- 9781101201541
- 9780670038039
- ePub
- 0
- Virgil
- English
- 2006-11-02
- 100
Kaflar
- Cover
- About the Author
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Map: The Voyages of Aeneas
- VIRGIL: The Aeneid
- BOOK ONE: Safe Haven After Storm
- BOOK TWO: The Final Hours of Troy
- BOOK THREE: Landfalls, Ports of Call
- BOOK FOUR: The Tragic Queen of Carthage
- BOOK FIVE: Funeral Games for Anchises
- BOOK SIX: The Kingdom of the Dead
- BOOK SEVEN: Beachhead in Latium, Armies Gather
- BOOK EIGHT: The Shield of Aeneas
- BOOK NINE: Enemy at the Gates
- BOOK TEN: Captains Fight and Die
- BOOK ELEVEN: Camilla’s Finest Hour
- BOOK TWELVE: The Sword Decides All
- NOTES
- Translator’s Postscript
- Genealogy: The Royal Houses of Greece and Troy
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Variants from the Oxford Classical Text
- Notes on the Translation
- Pronouncing Glossary