{"product_id":"the-aeneid-paperback-3","title":"The Aeneid - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirgil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirgil\u003c\/strong\u003e's epic poem begins with Aeneas fleeing the ruins of Troy with his father Anchises and his young son Ascanius, with a plan to make a home in Italy. Because of a prophecy foretelling that the descendants of Aeneas will one day destroy Carthage, \u003cstrong\u003eJuno\u003c\/strong\u003e's favorite city, \u003cstrong\u003eJuno\u003c\/strong\u003e orders the god of the winds to unleash a terrible storm. The ships are thrown off course and arrive at an African port. \u003cstrong\u003eAs Aeneas\u003c\/strong\u003e makes his way towards his new home he encounters Dido, Carthage's queen, and falls deeply in love.\u003cstrong\u003eAlthough Charles\u003c\/strong\u003e W. Elliot stated that \"the modern appreciation of the Iliad and the Odyssey has tended to carry with it a depreciation of the Aeneid,\" this epic poem continues to inspire artists, writers, and musicians centuries after its first telling. \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Dryden\u003c\/strong\u003e's translation captures the musicality of the original Latin verses while avoiding the stumbling of an English translation forced into dactylic hexameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 462\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46757620351173,"sku":"9791043136658","price":49.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Ur3c1brUYl9791043136658.webp?v=1787130330","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-aeneid-paperback-3","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}