The Aeneid

Excellent crisp copy, - Aeneid,Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission... The Aeneid, written by Virgil between 29 to 19 BC. Legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas's wanderings from Troy to Italy, poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed. Aeneas,hero is known to Greco-Roman legend & myth's..Virgil, a character in the Iliad. Assuming disconnected tales of Aeneas's wanderings, his vague association with the foundation of Rome, a bum, a scrupulous pietas,fashioned this into a compelling founding myth - national epic -tying Rome to the legends of Troy, explained the Punic Wars, glorified traditional Roman virtues,legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty - descendants of the founders, heroes, gods of Rome / Troy. Virgil's masterpiece , greatest works of Latin literature..Over-sized paperback book- good condition. Covers retain their original glossy finish, color with only slight wear marks. Spine is tight with no creasing.feels unread, Pages are clean, unmarked, minor checking on page edges, age.Tight copy.....The Aeneid, Author Virgil, Translated by Robert Fitzgerald, Cover design by Robert Aulicino, Pub. Vintage Books, 1983, ISBN 0679729526, 9780679729525, 442 pages, 4th printing, Cover design by Robert Aulicino, Publisher Vintage Books, 1983, ISBN 0679729526, 9780679729525, about 5 x 8 x 3/4, Subjects Fiction General, Classic Greek myths. Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit- Aeneid 4877 PB English 1 LB Red Broad beach Rd producer Malibu