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The Aeneid

Virgil, Robert Fagles (translator)

Book 1 of The Aeneid

465 pages

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Based in Homer's Illiad and Odyssey, the epic poem describes the adventures of Aeneas from his homeland of Troy to the region of Latium in Italy. The poem is brilliantly interwoven with themes of love, human experience, perseverance, and Roman history to create Rome's own origin story.

Themes
Epic & AdventurousHeartfelt & EmotionalMelancholic & NostalgicPhilosophy & Big IdeasCost of founding nationsDuty over personal desireGrief as a driving forceInevitability of historical fate
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