{"product_id":"the-aeneid-virgil-9791043136658","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirgil\u003c\/strong\u003e's epic poem begins with Aeneas fleeing the ruins of Troy with his father Anchises and his young son Ascanius, with a plan to make a home in Italy. Because of a prophecy foretelling that the descendants of Aeneas will one day destroy Carthage, \u003cstrong\u003eJuno\u003c\/strong\u003e's favorite city, \u003cstrong\u003eJuno\u003c\/strong\u003e orders the god of the winds to unleash a terrible storm. The ships are thrown off course and arrive at an African port. \u003cstrong\u003eAs Aeneas\u003c\/strong\u003e makes his way towards his new home he encounters Dido, Carthage's queen, and falls deeply in love.\u003cstrong\u003eAlthough Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e W. Elliot stated that \"the modern appreciation of the Iliad and the Odyssey has tended to carry with it a depreciation of the Aeneid,\" this epic poem continues to inspire artists, writers, and musicians centuries after its first telling. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dryden\u003c\/strong\u003e's translation captures the musicality of the original Latin verses while avoiding the stumbling of an English translation forced into dactylic hexameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virgil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791043136658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.03d","brand":"Virgil","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997563629823,"sku":"9791043136658","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-aeneid-virgil-9791043136658","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}