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Vergil, The Aeneid, Book Six: Latin Text, with an Introduction, Notes, Latin and English Prose Versions, and Vocabularies
This edition of Aeneid VI contains the
The main object of the edition is to make perhaps the most remarkable book of The Aeneid more accessible to anyone who wants to read Vergil, but whose Latin, though good, is not ready for the challenge. For this object, perhaps its main distinguishing feature is the provision of a Latin prose version. Words are reordered into a sequence more natural to English eyes. Many words are replaced with more natural alternatives. Pronouns and verbs and prepositions are supplied that are left out in the original for metrical or stylistic reasons. Paragraphs are broken up, and speech marks are given as if in a novel.
The advantage is that the result is still Latin. It is Latin that can be read without too much looking in a dictionary – and not too much head-scratching thereafter. Unlike any English version, it is obviously related to the original, and is a fair key to understanding the original.
Sample of the Content Original hinc via Tartarei quae fert Acherontis ad undas.
turbidus hic caeno vastaque voragine gurges
aestuat atque omnem Cocyto eructat harenam.
portitor has horrendus aquas et flumina servat
terribili squalore Charon, cui plurima mento
canities inculta iacet, stant lumina flamma,
sordidus ex umeris nodo dependet amictus.
ipse ratem conto subigit velisque ministrat
et ferruginea subvectat corpora cumba,
iam senior, sed cruda deo viridisque senectus. Interpretation Inde incipit iter quod ducit ad aquas Acherontis inferni. Ille gurges turbidus coeno et vasta voragine, exundat, et exonerat omnem arenam in Cocytum. Charon, vector tremendus horribili squalore tenet has aquas et hos huic multa est in mento canities neglecta, oculi pleni sunt igne, vestis sordida nodo ligata pendet ex humeris. Ipse impellit cymbam pertica, et adiuvat vehis, et transportat umbras corporum nigra cymba, iam sed senectus robusta et vegeta est, utpote Deo. Other Classical Texts by Sean Gabb on From the Amazon Reviews : This text is a great collection of passages from the life of Christ that perfectly fills the need for an intermediate reader, and has a great selective dictionary at the end with just the words used in the texts, so it is quick to use. This suited my level perfectly as the passages were not too complex, but beyond beginner level, and include enough repetition in the stories and dialogue to help memory retention. ( Stories from the Life of Christ ) [G]oing from Latin lessons to real Latin texts is a huge jump. Here the author has chosen later texts written by Paul the Deacon.... The Latin is simpler as a result and it makes the book a very useful stepping stone.... [My Latin has now] gone rusty, and this book looks an ideal way for me to recapture some of that lost prowess. Also it has a vocabulary.... Yes I have a Latin dictionary, but experience... has shown me the value of having a vocabulary or dictionary at the back. (
The main object of the edition is to make perhaps the most remarkable book of The Aeneid more accessible to anyone who wants to read Vergil, but whose Latin, though good, is not ready for the challenge. For this object, perhaps its main distinguishing feature is the provision of a Latin prose version. Words are reordered into a sequence more natural to English eyes. Many words are replaced with more natural alternatives. Pronouns and verbs and prepositions are supplied that are left out in the original for metrical or stylistic reasons. Paragraphs are broken up, and speech marks are given as if in a novel.
The advantage is that the result is still Latin. It is Latin that can be read without too much looking in a dictionary – and not too much head-scratching thereafter. Unlike any English version, it is obviously related to the original, and is a fair key to understanding the original.
Sample of the Content Original hinc via Tartarei quae fert Acherontis ad undas.
turbidus hic caeno vastaque voragine gurges
aestuat atque omnem Cocyto eructat harenam.
portitor has horrendus aquas et flumina servat
terribili squalore Charon, cui plurima mento
canities inculta iacet, stant lumina flamma,
sordidus ex umeris nodo dependet amictus.
ipse ratem conto subigit velisque ministrat
et ferruginea subvectat corpora cumba,
iam senior, sed cruda deo viridisque senectus. Interpretation Inde incipit iter quod ducit ad aquas Acherontis inferni. Ille gurges turbidus coeno et vasta voragine, exundat, et exonerat omnem arenam in Cocytum. Charon, vector tremendus horribili squalore tenet has aquas et hos huic multa est in mento canities neglecta, oculi pleni sunt igne, vestis sordida nodo ligata pendet ex humeris. Ipse impellit cymbam pertica, et adiuvat vehis, et transportat umbras corporum nigra cymba, iam sed senectus robusta et vegeta est, utpote Deo. Other Classical Texts by Sean Gabb on From the Amazon Reviews : This text is a great collection of passages from the life of Christ that perfectly fills the need for an intermediate reader, and has a great selective dictionary at the end with just the words used in the texts, so it is quick to use. This suited my level perfectly as the passages were not too complex, but beyond beginner level, and include enough repetition in the stories and dialogue to help memory retention. ( Stories from the Life of Christ ) [G]oing from Latin lessons to real Latin texts is a huge jump. Here the author has chosen later texts written by Paul the Deacon.... The Latin is simpler as a result and it makes the book a very useful stepping stone.... [My Latin has now] gone rusty, and this book looks an ideal way for me to recapture some of that lost prowess. Also it has a vocabulary.... Yes I have a Latin dictionary, but experience... has shown me the value of having a vocabulary or dictionary at the back. (
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Published May 4, 2019
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Sean Gabb
83 books35 followersSean Gabb is the author of twenty books and around five hundred essays.
Under the name Richard Blake, he has written six historical novels for Hodder & Stoughton. These have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek, Slovak, Hungarian, Chinese and Indonesian.
Under his own name, he has written four novels. His other books are mainly about libertarian politics.
He is the Director of the Libertarian Alliance, a human rights and educational charity based in the United Kingdom.
He also teaches. His main experience has been in higher education. More recently, though, he has discovered a talent for teaching Latin to primary school children. This is a talent he intends to develop.
He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter.
Under the name Richard Blake, he has written six historical novels for Hodder & Stoughton. These have been translated into Spanish, Italian, Greek, Slovak, Hungarian, Chinese and Indonesian.
Under his own name, he has written four novels. His other books are mainly about libertarian politics.
He is the Director of the Libertarian Alliance, a human rights and educational charity based in the United Kingdom.
He also teaches. His main experience has been in higher education. More recently, though, he has discovered a talent for teaching Latin to primary school children. This is a talent he intends to develop.
He lives in Kent with his wife and daughter.
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February 26, 2025
I forgot why we were in the underworld halfway through because the description was so metal, but then Anchises started name dropping family members, and I remembered that this was not just a fun romp through hell
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