416 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553210415
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Publication date: 01 September 1981
Description
Aeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world--as literature as well. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism--the searching portrait of a man ...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,443 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
tense 31%
emotional 28%
dark 27%
reflective 22%
informative 13%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%
mysterious 6%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 46% | A mix: 38% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, SuicideModerate
Animal death, Xenophobia, Child deathMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault
416 pages • first pub -19 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553210415
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Publication date: 01 September 1981
Description
Aeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world--as literature as well. Virgil's Aeneid is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism--the searching portrait of a man ...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,443 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
tense 31%
emotional 28%
dark 27%
reflective 22%
informative 13%
inspiring 11%
sad 11%
mysterious 6%
funny 2%
hopeful 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 45%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 46% | A mix: 38% | Character: 13% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
No: 40% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | No: 33% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 57% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 45% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, SuicideModerate
Animal death, Xenophobia, Child deathMinor
Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault