395 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 27 September 1981
Description
A National Book Award Winner for verse translation by Allen MandelbaumAeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world--and literature as well. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,557 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
tense 32%
emotional 27%
dark 26%
reflective 24%
informative 15%
sad 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 38% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 32% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
War, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Animal death, Child death, IncestMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault395 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: 27 September 1981
Description
A National Book Award Winner for verse translation by Allen MandelbaumAeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world--and literature as well. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,557 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
tense 32%
emotional 27%
dark 26%
reflective 24%
informative 15%
sad 11%
inspiring 10%
mysterious 5%
hopeful 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 47%
fast 2%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 47% | A mix: 38% | Character: 12% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
No: 39% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 32% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 13% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | No: 32% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Suicide, ViolenceModerate
Animal death, Child death, IncestMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault