Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald.

Long a master of the crafts of Homeric translation and of rhapsodic performance, Stanley Lombardo now turns to the quintessential epic of Roman antiquity, a work with deep roots in the Homeric tradition. With characteristic virtuosity, he delivers a rendering of the Aeneid as compelling as his groundbreaking translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey, yet one that—like the Aeneid itself—conveys a unique epic sensibility and a haunting artistry all its own.

W. R. Johnson's Introduction makes an ideal companion to the translation, offering brilliant insight into the legend of Aeneas; the contrasting roles of the gods, fate, and fortune in Homeric versus Virgilian epic; the character of Aeneas as both wanderer and warrior; Aeneas' relationship to both his enemy Turnus and his lover Dido; the theme of doomed youths in the epic; and Virgil's relationship to the brutal history of Rome that he memorializes in his poem.

A map, a Glossary of Names, a Translator's Preface, and Suggestions for Further Reading are also included.

Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission. Translated by Robert Fitzgerald.

'Arms and the man I sing of Troy...' So begins one of the greatest works of literature in any language. Written by the Roman poet Virgil more than two thousand years ago, the story of Aeneas' seven-year journey from the ruins of Troy to Italy, where he becomes the founding ancestor of Rome, is a narrative on an epic scale: Aeneas and his companions contend not only with human enemies but with the whim of the gods. His destiny preordained by Jupiter, Aeneas is nevertheless assailed by dangers invoked by the goddess Juno, and by the torments of love, loyalty, and despair. Virgil's supreme achievement is not only to reveal Rome's imperial future for his patron Augustus, but to invest it with both passion and suffering for all those caught up in the fates of others. Frederick Ahl's new translation echoes the Virgilian hexameter in a thrillingly accurate and engaging style. An Introduction by Elaine Fantham, and Ahl's comprehensive notes and invaluable indexed glossary complement the translation. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Stanley Lombardo's deft abridgment of his 2005 translation of the Aeneid preserves the arc and weight of Virgil's epic by presenting major books in their entirety and abridged books in extended passages seamlessly fitted together with narrative bridges. W. R. Johnson's Introduction, a shortened version of his masterly Introduction to that translation, will be welcomed by both beginning and seasoned students of the Aeneid, and by students of Roman history, classical mythology, and Western civilization.

Aeneas appears in The Illiad in vague snatches and starts as a traveling warrior of great piety who was loosely connected to the foundation of Rome. Virgil weaves these fragments into a powerful myth about the founding of Rome in The Aeneid. Aeneas travels from his native Troy to Italy then wages victorious war upon the Latins.

Virgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race, and in telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering.

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Written between 29 and 19 B.C., The Aeneid tells the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the heroic ancestor of the Romans. This epic poem tells the story of Aeneas’ nomadic travels from Troy to Italy, followed by the Trojans’ victorious war against the Latins. Following on from his appearance in The Iliad, Aeneas’ disconnected wanderings and vague association with the founding of Rome were compiled by Virgil into a compelling, epic and fantastical national foundation myth.

Book XII brings Virgil's Aeneid to a close, as the long-delayed single combat between Aeneas and Turnus ends with Turnus' death - a finale that many readers find more unsettling than triumphant. In this, the first detailed single-volume commentary on the book in any language, Professor Tarrant explores Virgil's complex portrayal of the opposing champions, his use and transformation of earlier poetry (Homer's in particular) and his shaping of the narrative in its final phases. In addition to the linguistic and thematic commentary, the volume contains a substantial introduction that discusses the larger literary and historical issues raised by the poem's conclusion; other sections include accounts of Virgil's metre, later treatments of the book's events in art and music, and the transmission of the text. The edition is designed for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students and will also be of interest to scholars of Latin literature.

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Virgil's great lyrics, rendered by the acclaimed translator of Gilgamesh

The Eclogues of Virgil gave definitive form to the pastoral mode, and these magically beautiful poems, which were influential in so much subsequent literature, perhaps best exemplify what pastoral can do. "Song replying to song replying to song," touchingly comic, poignantly sad, sublimely joyful, the various music that these shepherds make echoes in scenes of repose and harmony, and of hardship and trouble in work and love.

The Eclogues of Virgil includes concise, informative notes and an introduction that describes the fundamental role of this deeply original book in the pastoral tradition.

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 caught between love and duty, human feeling and the force of fate--that has influenced writers for over 2,000 years.  Filled with drama, passion, and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express. The Aeneid is a book for all the time and all people.


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Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuː.blɪ.ʊs wɛrˈɡɪ.lɪ.ʊs ˈma.roː]; October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil /ˈvɜrdʒɨl/ in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He is known for three major works of Latin literature, the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana, are sometimes attributed to him. Virgil is traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets. His Aeneid has been considered the national epic of ancient Rome from the time of its composition to the present day. Modeled after Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, the Aeneid follows the Trojan refugee Aeneas as he struggles to fulfill his destiny and arrive on the shores of Italy—in Roman mythology the founding act of Rome. Virgil's work has had wide and deep influence on Western literature, most notably Dante's Divine Comedy, in which Virgil appears as Dante's guide through hell and purgatory (font: Wikipedia)

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AeneasÑthe son of a human and Venus, the goddess of loveÑescapes the siege of Troy with a boat full of other Trojans, and sails for Italy where he is destined to found the city of Rome. A storm diverts them to Carthage, where Aeneas meets Dido, the cityÕs ruler and queen. He recounts the tale of his dangerous journey across the Mediterranean to her, and the two fall in love. After the gods remind Aeneas that it is his fate to start a new city, he sails for Italy, leaving a devastated Dido behind. The Italians are at first friendly, but when war breaks out, Aeneas must fight to fulfill his destiny. Virgil originally wrote his epic poem, The Aeneid, in Latin around 20 BCE. This is an unabridged version of the English translation by John Dryden, first published in 1697.

Aeneas—the son of a human and Venus, the goddess of love—escapes the siege of Troy with a boat full of other Trojans, and sails for Italy where he is destined to found the city of Rome. A storm diverts them to Carthage, where Aeneas meets Dido, the city’s ruler and queen. He recounts the tale of his dangerous journey across the Mediterranean to her, and the two fall in love. After the gods remind Aeneas that it is his fate to start a new city, he sails for Italy, leaving a devastated Dido behind. The Italians are at first friendly, but when war breaks out, Aeneas must fight to fulfill his destiny. Virgil originally wrote his epic poem, The Aeneid, in Latin around 20 BCE. This is an unabridged version of the English translation by John Dryden, first published in 1697.

One of the greatest poems of the classical world, Virgil's Georgics is a glorious celebration of the eternal beauty of the natural world, now brought vividly to life in a powerful new translation.

'Georgic' means 'to work the earth', and this poetic guide to country living combines practical wisdom on tending the land with exuberant fantasy and eulogies to the rhythms of nature. It describes hills strewn with wild berries in 'vine-spread autumn'; recommends watching the stars to determine the right time to plant seeds; and gives guidance on making wine and keeping bees. Yet the Georgics also tells of angry gods, bloody battles and a natural world fraught with danger from storms, pests and plagues. Expansive in its scope, lush in its language, this extraordinary work is at once a reflection on the cycles of life, death and rebirth, an argument for the nobility of labour and an impassioned reflection on the Roman Empire of Virgil's times. Kimberly Johnson's lyrical verse translation captures all the rich beauty and abundant imagery of the original, re-creating this ancient masterpiece for our times.

Rendered in an idiom drawn from present-day nature guides, gardening handbooks, how-to manuals, and scientific treatises -- and in a style influenced by twentieth-century poetry -- this bold new translation seeks to renew our appreciation of a work often relegated to the pigeonhole of didactic poetry about farming. In doing so, it reveals the Georgics as a remarkable window on Roman conceptions of the natural world and of the place of human life within it -- and also conveys a sense of how daring were Virgil's poetics in their day. Footnotes offer a wealth of information on mythology, agriculture, wildlife, geography, and astronomy while highlighting the technical, scientific, ethnographic, and other registers of the poem.

Virgil's "Georgics "is a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poet's. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of the original. Janet Lembke brings a faithful version of Virgil's celebratory poem to modern readers who are interested in classic literature and who relish reading about animals and gardens.

Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 B.C.), known in English as Virgil, was perhaps the single greatest poet of the Roman empire—a friend to the emperor Augustus and the beneficiary of wealthy and powerful patrons. Most famous for his epic of the founding of Rome, the Aeneid, he wrote two other collections of poems: the Georgics and the Bucolics, or Eclogues.

The Eclogues were Virgil's first published poems. Ancient sources say that he spent three years composing and revising them at about the age of thirty. Though these poems begin a sequence that continues with the Georgics and culminates in the Aeneid, they are no less elegant in style or less profound in insight than the later, more extensive works. These intricate and highly polished variations on the idea of the pastoral poem, as practiced by earlier Greek poets, mix political, social, historical, artistic, and moral commentary in musical Latin that exerted a profound influence on subsequent Western poetry.

Poet Len Krisak's vibrant metric translation captures the music of Virgil's richly textured verse by employing rhyme and other sonic devices. The result is English poetry rather than translated prose. Presenting the English on facing pages with the original Latin, Virgil's Eclogues also features an introduction by scholar Gregson Davis that situates the poems in the time in which they were created.

Rome's great Epic poet has inspired readers and writers for centuries. This collection offers eReaders multiple translations of Virgil's works, as well as the original Latin texts and a special dual English/Latin version of 'The Aeneid'. This Delphi edition is a MUST for all lovers of literature. (6MB Version 1)

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* every translation has its own Table of Contents, enabling you to navigate between the different texts with ease
* includes a special dual text translation of 'The Aeneid' - with line by line Latin/ English, aiding scholars with their reading of the Latin text
* special Latin pronunciation page - now you can read and hear the true sound of Virgil's 2000 year-old poetry!
* includes 'The Eclogues' and 'The Georgics' - Virgil's early pastoral poetry
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CONTENTS:

The Translations
THE ECLOGUES
THE ECLOGUES - GREENOUGH'S TRANSLATION
THE GEORGICS
THE GEORGICS - GREENOUGH'S TRANSLATION
THE AENEID
ANEID - 6 TRANSLATIONS

Dual Latin and English Text
THE AENEID - VIRGIL AND MORRIS

The Original Latin Texts
PRONOUNCING LATIN
ECLOGA
GEORGICON
AENEID

A story and poem that is epic in every way, The Aeneid is Virgil's classic tale of the hero Aeneas's escape from Troy, journey to Italy, battles and loves, and a side trip to Hell. It is the Roman National Epic. 

This edition features a modern, accessible translation aiming at the true intent of Virgil's writing, not the literal words, so that the modern reader can enjoy it as was intended. The poem rhymes and resonates. It is abridged to the essential and entertaining core, bridged by explanation and peppered with facts, trivia, character guides, and background. The author brings new life to a great work, and makes it easy to read and enjoy.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2005 im Fachbereich Geowissenschaften / Geographie - Sonstiges, Note: keine, Universität Augsburg (Institut für Geographie), Veranstaltung: HS Ethno-/Kulturgeographie, 74 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Für ein besseres Verständnis des in dieser Arbeit verwendeten Begriffes „Geopolitik“ ist es nötig, ihn in den Gesamtkontext der Geographie und in das Verhältnis zu den der Geographie benachbarten Disziplinen einzuordnen und genauer zu definieren. Die Bezeichnung Geopolitik wurde erstmals von dem schwedischen Staatsrechtler Rudolf Kjellén in seinem „System der Politik“ (1917) verwendet und basierte auf dem Werk des deutschen Geographen Friedrich Ratzel („Politische Geographie“, 1897). Kjellén verstand die Geopolitik als „die Lehre über den Staat als geographischen Organismus oder Erscheinung im Raum“ (Kjellen 1917 zit. nach Ante 1981, S.8) und erreichte mit dieser Darstellung trotz der Kritik an dem Organismus -Vergleich erstmals die Verknüpfung der Staatslehre mit der geographischen Raum-Komponente. Die übertrieben geodeterministische Betrachtungsweise des deutschen Geographen Karl Haushofer in seiner späteren Weiterentwicklung der Geopolitik (1925), in der er die Politik allein den räumlichen Einflussfaktoren ausgesetzt sah, mündete in großen Teilen in die nationalsozialistische Lebensraumpolitik. Die ideologische und propa-gandistische Verwendung dieser geopolitischen Überlegungen in der nationalsozialistischen Politik führte zu einer langandauernden Diskreditierung der Disziplin Geopolitik.

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 2007 im Fachbereich BWL - Allgemeines, Note: 1,3, Universität Passau, 174 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Schon Christoph Kolumbus war sich über den Wert von genauen Informationen und des damit in Verbindung stehenden Wissens bewusst. Jedoch gelten Wissen, Know-how und Informationen erst seit den ersten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen zur „knowledge society“ durch Peter Drucker im Jahr 1968 als einer der strategisch kritischsten Erfolgsfaktoren und als wichtige Ressource im Wettbewerb. Aus diesem Grunde ist der irreguläre, in diesem Sinne illegale, durch vorsätzliche Handlung erzwungene Verlust von Know-how in Unternehmen eine ernstzunehmende und massive Gefahr für den Erhalt der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit. Die stetig zunehmende Globalisierung, die damit einhergehende Öffnung und Integration neuer Märkte und Länder in den Welthandel sowie der sich rasant beschleunigende Technologiewandel - gekennzeichnet durch immer kürzere Produktlebenszyklen mit immer wissensintensiveren Gütern und Dienstleistungen - gelten primär als einer der Ursprünge für vielfältige und allgegenwärtige Bedrohungen durch den irregulären Verlust von Know-how. Infolgedessen stellen diese Bedrohungen neue Herausforderungen an das Management von Wissen, Know-how und Informationen in Unternehmen. Sie erhöhen die immanente Not-wendigkeit für den Schutz gegen den irregulären Verlust. Dieses Buch analysiert die komplexen Sachverhalte rund um das Thema des irregulären Verlustes von Know-how in Unternehmen und zeigt geeignete Präventions- und Abwehrmaßnahmen für einen weitreichenden Schutz auf.

Inhaltsangabe:Einleitung: Beim konventionellen Geschäftsverkehr entstehen an mehreren Stellen Medienbrüche. Die in Computersysteme eingegebenen Daten werden mehrfach ausgedruckt und an anderer Stelle aufs Neue erfasst. Dies lässt sich sowohl bei der zwischen- als auch bei der innerbetrieblichen Kommunikation beobachten. Bei einer Geschäftstransaktion (z.B. Kauf) lassen sich mühelos mehrere Stationen identifizieren, bei denen Daten, die bereits vorhanden sind, neu eingegeben werden; 70% bis 95% aller einzugebenden Daten stehen auf anderen Systemen bereits zur Verfügung. Solch eine Vorgehensweise ist durch die Mehrfacheingabe der Daten ineffizient und zeitintensiv, durch wiederholte Medienbrüche besteht eine erhöhte Fehleranfälligkeit. Diese langsame und kostenintensive Art der Kommunikation, die an mehreren Stellen menschlicher Intervention bedarf, ist für moderne Unternehmensmodelle wie die Just-in-Time-Produktion nicht schnell und effizient genug. Die Studienarbeit „Business-to-Business-Integration von EDI hin zu XML“ zeigt, wie elektronische Geschäftsdokumente über Systemgrenzen hinweg elektronisch ausgetauscht werden können. Gang der Untersuchung: Kapitel 1 erläutert die Anwendungskopplung über traditionelles EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) und analysiert die Kosten und den Nutzen traditioneller EDI-Lösungen. Im zweiten Kapitel werden die Grundlagen der eXtensible Markup Language (XML) aufgezeigt und deren Einsatzmöglichkeiten für die Anwendungskopplung zwischen heterogenen Systemen dargestellt. Es wird ein Überblick über die wichtigsten Standardisierungsansätze für XML/EDI gegeben. Web Services, Produktkataloge und Dienstleistungsfirmen im Bereich des elektronischen Geschäftsdatenaustausches werden im dritten Kapitel beispielhaft als Anwendungsgebiete von XML im B2B-Bereich näher beschrieben. Der Schwerpunkt dieses Kapitels ist der Aufbau und die Orchestrierung von Web Service-Transaktionen.Das vierte Kapitel bietet eine Entscheidungsfindung für traditionelles EDI und EDI mit XML. Hierfür werden die Voraussetzungen und Möglichkeiten für XML/EDI aufgezeigt. Als Abschluss der Studie wird diskutiert, ob das traditionelle EDI sterben wird. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1.Austausch von Daten über Systemgrenzen hinweg1 1.1Der konventionelle Geschäftsverkehr1 1.2Anwendungskopplung über Systemgrenzen hinweg1 1.2.1Electronic Business1 1.2.2Traditionelles EDI2 1.2.3Übertragung via X.400-Mailsystem3 1.2.4Verwendung der [...]

Schon Christoph Kolumbus war sich uber den Wert genauer Informationen und des damit in Verbindung stehenden Wissens bewusst. Jedoch gelten Wissen, Know-how und Informationen erst seit den ersten wissenschaftlichen Erkenntnissen zur knowledge society" durch Peter Drucker im Jahr 1968 als einer der strategisch kritischsten Erfolgsfaktoren und als wichtige Ressource im Wettbewerb. Aus diesem Grunde ist der irregulare, in diesem Sinne illegale, durch vorsatzliche Handlung erzwungene Verlust von Know-how in Unternehmen eine ernstzunehmende und massive Gefahr fur den Erhalt der Wettbewerbsfahigkeit. Die stetig zunehmende Globalisierung, die damit einhergehende Offnung und Integration neuer Markte und Lander in den Welthandel sowie der sich rasant beschleunigende Technologiewandel - gekennzeichnet durch immer kurzere Produktlebenszyklen mit immer wissensintensiveren Gutern und Dienstleistungen - gelten primar als einer der Ursprunge fur vielfaltige und allgegenwartige Bedrohungen durch den irregularen Verlust von Know-how. Infolgedessen stellen diese Bedrohungen neue Herausforderungen an das Management von Wissen, Know-how und Informationen in Unternehmen und erhohen die immanente Notwendigkeit fur den Schutz gegen den irregularen Verlust."