Overview
A masterpiece from one of the greatest poets of the century
In a momentous publication, Seamus Heaneyās translation of Book VI of the Aeneid, Virgilās epic poem composed sometime between 29 and 19 BC, follows the hero, Aeneas, on his descent into the underworld. In Stepping Stones, a book of interviews conducted by Dennis OāDriscoll, Heaney acknowledged the significance of the poem to his writing, noting that āthereās one Virgilian journey that has indeed been a constant presence, and that is Aeneasās venture into the underworld. The motifs in Book VI have been in my head for yearsāthe golden bough, Charonās barge, the quest to meet the shade of the father.ā
In this new translation, Heaney employs the same deft handling of the original combined with the immediacy of language and the sophisticated poetic voice that were on show in his translation of Beowulf, a reimagining which, in the words of James Wood, ācreated something imperishable and great that is stainlessāstainless, because its force as poetry makes it untouchable by the claw of literalism: it lives singly, as an English-language poem.ā
This book title, Aeneid Book VI (A New Verse Translation: Bilingual Edition), ISBN: 9780374537043, by Seamus Heaney, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (May 16, 2017) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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