Aeneid (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Virgil
- First Published: 1553
- Type of Work: Epic Poetry
- Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, War, Hell, Heroes or heroism, Life, philosophy of, Life and death, Greek or Roman times, Rome, Braggarts, Oracles, Trojan War
- Locales: Mediterranean, Carthage, ancient, Troy, ancient
The Aeneid emphasizes that warfare, suffering, and selfless piety established a new Troy at Lavinium, allowing Rome itself to eventually arise.
Fate prevents Aeneas from establishing a city anywhere except Italy, and the goddess Juno is determined to delay its founding. The storm which she inspires drives the Trojans to Carthage, where they are befriended by Dido, its widowed queen.
Venus, goddess-mother of Aeneas, rouses Dido’s instant love for Aeneas, and the lonely queen offers Aeneas a home and equal power at Carthage. Destiny, however, requires an Italian...
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