![]() ![]() introduction is masterful and illuminating." -Hayden Pelliccia, The New York Review of Books "Lombardo.tends to let Virgil be Virgil, and so avoids imposing unwarranted interpretation on the unwary reader. Whether recited or read, the present volume stands as another fine performance on Lombardo's part. Johnson, who contributes a splendid essay to the translation. This latter phrase is the title of a famous interpretation of the Aeneid by W. "Adapting words of the ancient critic Longinus, refers to the intense light of noon of the Iliad, the magical glow of the setting sun in the Odyssey, and the chiaroscuro of the Aeneid, a darkness visible. Together with Johnson's Introduction, this volume offers the Aeneid in terms that will resonate strongly with the general reader of today." -Sarah Spence, New England Classical Journal This translation would be excellent for classroom use: not only would it incite fascinating discussions about issues of war and empire, but it also reads well aloud. Putnam, suggests the context that informs the translation: here, as the translator says in the Preface, you will find an Aeneid that works more in the shadows than in the light. Johnson (who also wrote the Introduction) and Michael C. ![]() The list of further reading, grounded in the writings of W.R. "Crisp, idiomatic, and precise, this is a translation for our era. Ordering Titles in the Lingua Latina per se Illustrata Series.Ordering for Customers & Booksellers Outside of the U.S.Ordering for Customers & Booksellers in the U.S.Request Instructor Resources, Manuals, and Answer Keys (For Select Titles).The Western Literary Tradition Anthologies.Passages: Key Moments in History Series.Critical Themes in World History Series.Medieval, Renaissance, & Reformation History.Latin American & Caribbean Literature & History.American Intellectual History & Political Thought.Studies in Classical Language & Literature.Latin Grammar, Prose Composition, & Reference.Greek Grammar, Prose Composition, & Reference. ![]()
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