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Jul 29, 2016
J. Sebastian
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Mandelbaum’s translation is beautiful. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas and his Trojans strive through tremendous pain and hardship to find their way home. Destiny and fate are always in view behind the suffering and the endless journey, and a beauty that is rich and deep emerges everywhere. It is the blending of destiny with heroic epic poetry that gives meaning and beauty to life, no matter how hard it can become.
Though Aeneas wanders through many lands, the great women of the book emerge as la ...more
Though Aeneas wanders through many lands, the great women of the book emerge as la ...more
Jul 11, 2011
Jo
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The Aeneid moves much more quickly in English!
Oct 05, 2008
Nathalie
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J. Sebastian
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