The Aeneid [sound recording]
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"The Aeneid" of Virgil (70-19 BC) describes the legendary origin of the Roman nation. It tells of the Trojan prince Aeneas who escaped, with some followers, after Troy fell and sailed to Italy. Here they settled and laid the foundations of Roman power.Virgil's Aeneid, one of the greatest Classical poems, tells the story of Aeneas, son of Priam, after the fall of Troy. His quest is to find the site "in the west" where he will found a new town prophesied to be the seat of a world empire - Rome. This great poem, in a modern translation by Cecil Day Lewis, is superbly read by the great classical actor Paul Scofield, with Jill Balcon
Main title:
The Aeneid [sound recording] / Virgil ; read by Paul Scofield, Jill Balcon, Toby Stephens and cast
Edition:
New Ed.
Imprint:
London : Naxos AudioBooks, 2004
Collation:
4 sound discs (CD)
Audience:
Reading grade level: general.
ISBN:
9789626342787 (sound discs)
Dewey class:
873.01TB
Language:
English
BRN:
2192605