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Doomed Love
Love can be hopeless
From the fall of Troy to the deadly Harpies, Aeneas’ epic voyage is filled with tragedy, destruction and omens of danger. As he recounts his adventures to Dido, who gives him sanctuary, they fall in love. But the Gods intervene and Aeneas realizes their relationship cannot last.
From the fall of Troy to the deadly Harpies, Aeneas’ epic voyage is filled with tragedy, destruction and omens of danger. As he recounts his adventures to Dido, who gives him sanctuary, they fall in love. But the Gods intervene and Aeneas realizes their relationship cannot last.
Great Loves, #1, 130 pages
Published
August 2nd 2007
(first published -19)
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Doomed Love, Penguin Great Loves book no. 1, is the first 4 books of Virgil's Aeneid. It tells the story of the fall of Troy from Aeneas and of the tragedy of Dido. I really enjoyed it and hope to one day read the Aeneid.
At first I hated this book... I found it hard to follow but then read it again and it grew on me! I have read this book 4times now
I really liked this book, however I did have a bit of a problem keeping up with the characters and the relationship with each.
Not what I typically read but it was mentioned in an actors interview. I read it and I'm glad I challenged myself.
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Doomed love is a fitting title. It was a little confusing but in all, great writing! Sad but loved the story!
Beautifully written with sparkling imagery.
Its a good book. I want read it now!
More war than love, I think.
Not at all what I expected but a fantastic read. Passed on to my 9-year-old, think he'll love it too.
Translation v poor
Well what can I say. Entertaining enough.
The story is about the love between Dido and Aeneas. But also war, shipwrecks, people getting stranded all over the show and some more battles :)
But its beautifully written, even if sometimes I wasn't sure who was who.
Characters were introduced too quickly and swapped too quickly.
But still something everyone has to read at least once!
The story is about the love between Dido and Aeneas. But also war, shipwrecks, people getting stranded all over the show and some more battles :)
But its beautifully written, even if sometimes I wasn't sure who was who.
Characters were introduced too quickly and swapped too quickly.
But still something everyone has to read at least once!
A doomed love indeed. Such a tragic end. Took me a while to get the hang of the way the book was written.
That's the longest 130 page book I've ever read.
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This is the story of Aeneas' escape from the destruction of Troy and his relationship with Dido, the queen of Carthage. I liked it a lot, though the transition from Aeneas' description of his escape and the actual love story is abrupt. I'm now interested in reading the Aeneid. My favorite part of the book was the description of Rumour. I thought it was just fantastic!
Greek myth history is a pre-requiste or else a headache will be waiting
This is an extract (in prose) from The Aeneid and it's just brilliant. I'm now looking forward to read The Aeneid.
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Nothing like star-crossed Roman lovers...
Got good at the end
Interesting read. Not a light hearted book.
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Publius Vergilius Maro (also known by the Anglicised forms of his name as Virgil or Vergil) (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC) was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid—although several minor poems are also attributed to him.
The son of a farmer, Virgil came to be regarded as one of Rome's greatest poets. His Aeneid...more
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