EPISODE · Apr 23, 2010 · 13H 19M
The Aeneid Audiobook by Virgil, John Dryden (translator)
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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/49/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Aeneid Author: Virgil, John Dryden (translator) Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-23-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Classics, Greek & Roman Publisher's Summary: After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he fell tragically in love with Queen Dido; to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and, finally, to Italy, where he founded Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, and of love and war. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism - the searching portrait of a man caught between love and duty, human feeling, and the force of fate. Filled with drama, passion, and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express. The Aeneid is a book for all the time and all people. This version of The Aeneid is the classic translation by John Dryden.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/49/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Aeneid Author: Virgil, John Dryden (translator) Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 04-23-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Classics, Greek & Roman Publisher's Summary: After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he fell tragically in love with Queen Dido; to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and, finally, to Italy, where he founded Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, and of love and war. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism - the searching portrait of a man caught between love and duty, human feeling, and the force of fate. Filled with drama, passion, and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express. The Aeneid is a book for all the time and all people. This version of The Aeneid is the classic translation by John Dryden.
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