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Published by Folio Society, London in 2010.
LIMITED EDITION. NUMBER 1065 (of 1750)
Nearly fine condition. Handsome printing of the classic epic in Fagles' readable translation, acclaimed for its modern English phrasing & idiom, while still remaining as faithful as possible to the ancient Latin. Illustrations from classical frescoes.
Large hardcover, #1065 of 1750 copies in full brown morocco, as pictured. Fine in drop-spine/clamshell box.
The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter.
The Aeneid by Virgil
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