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308 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300151411
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 01 May 2009
Description
"The translation is alive in every part. . . . This is the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself."--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books This extraordinary new translation of Vergil's Aeneid stands a...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,273 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
tense 32%
emotional 30%
dark 27%
reflective 22%
informative 14%
inspiring 13%
sad 12%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 38% | Character: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Graphic
War, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Xenophobia, Animal death, SexismMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault308 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300151411
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 01 May 2009
Description
"The translation is alive in every part. . . . This is the first translation since Dryden's that can be read as a great English poem in itself."--Garry Wills, New York Review of Books This extraordinary new translation of Vergil's Aeneid stands a...
Community Reviews Summary of 8,273 reviews
Moods
challenging 49%
tense 32%
emotional 30%
dark 27%
reflective 22%
informative 14%
inspiring 13%
sad 12%
mysterious 6%
hopeful 4%
funny 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 44% | A mix: 38% | Character: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 29% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 55% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 47% | No: 29% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Xenophobia, Animal death, SexismMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault