Explore Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, a cornerstone of Roman literature written to honor Emperor Augustus by recounting the legendary ancestry of Aeneas. This patriotic work, imitating Homer, provided Rome with literature comparable to that of Greece, detailing Aeneas's journey following the sack of Troy.

• Patriotic epic detailing the founding of Rome through the legendary ancestor Aeneas.
• Covers Aeneas's seven-year journey, including his time in Carthage and the underworld.
• Hailed by Tennyson as 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man'.
• Includes an introduction and translation by David West.

The narrative follows Aeneas, survivor of Troy, through his trials: a tragic love affair with Queen Dido in Carthage, a descent into the underworld, and his eventual arrival in Italy to found Rome. It is a profound story encompassing themes of defeat, exile, love, and war.

• Author: Virgil
• Translator/Contributor: David West (Introduction, Translator)
• Brand: Penguin Classics
• Binding: Paperback
• Format: Illustrated
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Language: English, Latin
• Print Length: 368 pages
• Publication Date: March 27, 2003
• ISBN-10: 0140449329
• ISBN-13: 978-0140449327
• Dimensions: 129 x 22 x 199mm
• Weight: 272g
• Reading Age: 18 years and up

This Penguin Classics edition presents a translation praised by The Times as 'The most truthful translation ever, conveying as many nuances and whispers as are possible from the original'.