Vergil : the poet's life
Ruden, Sarah2023
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The Aeneid stands as a towering work of Classical Roman literature and a gripping dramatization of the best and worst of human nature. In the process of creating this epic poem, Vergil (70-19 BCE) became the world's first media celebrity, a living legend. But the real Vergil is a shadowy figure; we know that he was born into a modest rural family, that he led a private and solitary life, and that, in spite of poor health and unusual emotional vulnerabilities, he worked tirelessly to achieve exquisite new effects in verse. Vergil's most famous work, the Aeneid, was commissioned by the emperor Augustus, who published the epic despite Vergil's dying wish that it be destroyed. Sarah Ruden, widely praised for her translation of the Aeneid, uses evidence from Roman life and history alongside Vergil's own writings to make careful deductions to reconstruct his life. Through her intimate knowledge of Vergil's work, she brings to life a poet who was committed to creating something astonishingly new and memorable, even at great personal cost.
Main title:
Vergil : the poet's life / Sarah Ruden.
Author:
Ruden, Sarah, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2023]©2023
Collation:
xiv, 182 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300256611 (hbk)9780300256611
Dewey class:
871.01
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
549999
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 871.01 VIR | Onloan - Due: 20 Jul 2025 |