The Aeneid of Virgil: Enriched edition. Journey of a Trojan hero: Epic poetry and timeless themes in the Virgilian masterpiece

by Virgil, J. W. Mackail (translator)

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Genres: Classics, Poetry, Fiction, Mythology, Ancient History, Fantasy, School

352 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

born 15 October 70 BC
died 21 September 19 BC

Roman poet Virgil, also Vergil, originally Publius Vergilius Maro, composed the Aeneid , an epic telling after the sack of Troy of the wanderings of Aeneas.

Work of Virgil greatly influenced on western literature; in most notably Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri.