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Aeneid
Edited by Frederick M. Keener and
Translated by John Dryden
Virgil’s epic vividly recounts Aeneas’s
tortuous journey after the Trojan War
and the struggles he faced as he lay the
foundations for the greatest continental
empire. Rendered into a vigorous and
refined English by the most important
man of letters of the seventeenth century,
this translation of the Aeneid “set a new,
august standard so influential as to be
epochal.” For his version, John Dryden
drew on his personal experiences during
periods of political unrest.
480 pp. 978-0-14-044627-2 $18.00
The Aeneid
Translated by W. F. Jackson Knight
In this fresh prose translation, W. F.
Jackson Knight discusses The Aeneid’s
impact on Western civilization and
provides a list of variations from the
Oxford text.
368 pp. 978-0-14-044051-5 $11.00
The Aeneid
A Prose Translation
Translated with an Introduction by
David West
This prose translation by David West has
been widely acclaimed for its directness
and clarity.
288 pp. 978-0-14-044932-7 $12.00
The Eclogues
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by Guy Lee
Written between 42 and 37 b.c., ten
pastoral poems believed to be the first
authentic work by Virgil are presented
with the original Latin on the left-hand
page and the translation on the right.
144 pp. 978-0-14-044419-3 $14.00
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The Georgics
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by L. P. Wilkinson
A eulogy to Italy as the temperate land
of perpetual spring, and a celebration of
the values of rustic piety, The Georgics
is probably the supreme achievement of
Latin poetry.
160 pp. 978-0-14-044414-8 $14.00
See The Portable Roman Reader.
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c. 3rd cent. B.c., indian
The Panćatantra
Translated with an Introduction by
Chandra Rajan
Ascribed by legend to the celebrated halfmythical
teacher Vis.n.u ´Sarma, the fables
of The Panćatantra were first recorded
1,500 years ago but date back to India’s
robust oral tradition. Widely translated,
they have influenced a vast number of
works including the Arabian Nights, the
Canterbury Tales, and the Fables of La
Fontaine.
512 pp. 978-0-14-045520-5 $14.00