{"product_id":"the-aeneid-9791043136658","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Virgil\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient, Classical \u0026amp; Medieval\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","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776368656535,"sku":"9791043136658","price":2636.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043136658.webp?v=1777995840","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-aeneid-9791043136658","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}