Description
A fresh translation of Vergil's Aeneid by a renowned classicist and scholar of Latin literature
About the Author
Shadi Bartsch is the Regenstein Professor of Classics at the University of Chicago. She is the author or editor of fourteen books on the ancient world and imperial roman literature, the most recent of which is Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural, which won the 2016 Goodwin Award of Merit.
Reviews
Gripping ... A remarkable achievement -- Llewelyn Morgan * TLS *
This ambitious and successful translation is probably the best version of the Aeneid in modern English -- Professor Jim O'Hara, George L. Paddison Professor of Latin University of North Carolina
A tight, readable translation with a welcome feminist outlook and savvy engagement with the poem's political and imperial themes -- Ada Palmer, author * Reading Lucretius in the Renaissance *
Book Information
ISBN 9781788162685
Author Shadi Bartsch
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint Profile Books Ltd
Publisher Profile Books Ltd
Weight(grams) 360g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 34mm