Aeneid Book VI : a new verse translation
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2016.
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, ©2016.
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Book
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ix, 97 pages ; 24 cm
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1605
Language
English

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"A melancholy masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century. In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgil's epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis O'Driscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that "there's one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneas's venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for years--the golden bough, Charon's barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father." In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and sophisticated poetic voice as was on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of James Wood, "created something imperishable and great that is stainless--stainless, because its force as poetry makes it untouchable by the claw of literalism: it lives singly, as an English language poem"--,Provided by publisher.
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English and Latin (bilingual text).

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Virgil., Heaney, S., & Virgil. (2016). Aeneid Book VI: a new verse translation (First bilingual edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Virgil, Seamus Heaney and Virgil. 2016. Aeneid Book VI: A New Verse Translation. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Virgil, Seamus Heaney and Virgil. Aeneid Book VI: A New Verse Translation Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Virgil,, Seamus Heaney, and Virgil. Aeneid Book VI: A New Verse Translation First bilingual edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016.

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