The Aeneid of Virgil

by N.B. Taylor, Joan Kiddell-Monroe (Illustrator)

This retelling of Virgil's "Aeneid" preserves the atmosphere and intent of the original.

Genres: Classics

242 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1961

Reviews

[Phil · Rating 4 out of 5]

You know, it's hard to overstate the importance of this, The Iliad and The Odyssey to Western literature - which has little or nothing to do with their worth as literary texts - but my main take away from all three was that all Greek and Roman Gods were just utter dicks.

[Bergen Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a great story brilliantly told. Not a word is wasted in this edition. It is also an amusing story, with the gods' antics so absurd and the author's telling of the events so straightforward. The book reads like poetry but tells its message in a prosaic manner.

The reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it just wasn't profoundly exciting enough. It was a very fun book, but not a stirring one.

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read prose version of the Aeneid.