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The Aeneid
- De: Virgil, John Dryden - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
After a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, The Aeneid also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Classic
- De T. McG. en 11-13-11
- The Aeneid
- De: Virgil, John Dryden - translator
- Narrado por: Michael Page
Performance was great subject matter was not.
Revisado: 08-11-21
The translation was hard to understand, but John Dryden did translate it in the 17th century. I thought the artistry of the poetry was good, if not great; it's just that the story of the poem is not that good. There is Rome and Augustus pandering, but of course, it would be there. Most interesting was how the Greek notion of the hero differed from the Roman; for example, compare Achilles to Aeneas.
Overall, I recommend the audio book if you're a John Dryden fan, I have not listened to any other translations. I was not disappointed by the poetry or performance but by the story itself.
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