The Aeneid is Virgil's Masterpiece His epic poem recounts the story of Rome's legendary origins from the ashes of Troy & proclaims her destiny of world dominion This optimistic vision is accompanied by an undertow of sadness at the price that must be paid in human suffering to secure Rome's future greatness The tension between the public voice of celebration & the tragic private voice is given full expression both in the doomed love of Dido & Aeneas & in the fateful clash between the Trojan leader & the Italian hero Turnus Hailed by TS Eliot as 'the classic of all Europe' Virgil's Aeneid has enjoyed a unique & enduring influence on European literature art & politics for the past two thousand years ...

Inspired by Homer & the inspiration for Dante & Milton Virgil's The Aeneid is an immortal epic poem of the ancient world that lies at the heart of Western life & culture translated from the Latin with an introduction by David West in Penguin Classics After a century of civil strife in Rome & Italy Virgil wrote The Aeneid to honour the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas
- Augustus' legendary ancestor As a patriotic epic imitating Homer The Aeneid also set out to provide rome with a literature equal to that of ancient Greece It tells of Aeneas survivor of the sack of Troy & of his seven-year journey
- to Carthage where he tragically fell in love with Queen Dido; then to the underworld in the company of the Sybil of Cumae; & finally to Italy where he founded Rome It is a story of defeat & exile of love & war hailed by Tennyson as 'the stateliest measure ever moulded by the lips of man' David West's acclaimed prose translation is accompanied by an updated introduction Including a new discussion of each of the twelve books of The Aeneid Publius Virgilius Maro (70-19 BC) studied rhetoric & philosophy in Rome where he became a court poet As well as The Aeneid his Eclogues & Georgics earned him the reputation as the finest Latin poet If you enjoyed The Aeneid you might like Homer's The Iliad also available in Penguin Classics' The most truthful translation ever conveying as many nuances & whispers as are possible from the original' The Times' Sweet prose clear & clean & dancing like a mountain stream as here West opens the window & the winds bring life into Virgil's body' Wall Street Journal

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Robert Fagles's award-winning translations of Homer's twin works The Iliad & The Odyssey have sold more than a million copies & become classics in their own right With this stunning modern verse translation Fagles introduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation of readers & completes the classic triptych at the heart of Western civilisation The Aeneid tells the story of an epic voyage in which Aeneas crosses stormy seas becomes entangled in a tragic love affair with Dido of Cathage descends to the world of the dead
- all the way tormented by the vengeful Juno Queen of the Gods
- & finally reaches Italy where he will fulfil his destiny to found the Roman people A stirring tale of arms & heroism dispossession & defeat & an unsparing portrait of a man caught between love duty & fate The Aeneid brings to life a whole world of human passion nobility & courage Fagles's new translation retains all of the gravitas & humanity of the original as well as its powerful blend of poetry & myth Featuring an illuminating introduction to Virgil's world from noted scholar Bernard Knox this new Aeneid lends a vibrant contemporary voice to the literary achievement of the ancient world

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' Great action scenes a fascinating world & characters of a sort I've never seen before This is everything I've come to expect from Jim Butcher but in a delightful new flavour' PATRICK ROTHFUSS' Beware fellow readers herein lies adventure that will keep you from food or rest ' PATRICIA BRIGGS Jim Butcher the number one bestselling author of The Dresden Files begins a new series set in a gloriously imagined world of noble families marvellous technology & magic-wielding warriors Since time immemorial humanity has lived inside the Spires habitats towering for miles over the dangerous monster-inhabited surface of the world Captain Grimm of the merchant airship Predator was dismissed from Spire Albion's military in disgrace
- now his ship & crew are all he has & he's fiercely loyal to both When the Predator is severely damaged in combat Grimm has only one choice
- take on a clandestine mission for Albion's leaders or stay grounded for good & even as Grimm undertakes this perilous task he will learn that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come Humanity's ancient enemy silent for more than ten thousand years has begun to stir once more & death will follow in its wake

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Flying Smurf has never given up on his dreams of being the first Smurf in the sky & this time he’s enlisted the help of Handy Smurf to make that dream a reality! Unfortunately for everyone else Flying Smurf & his new flying machine prove to be a disastrous combination especially to Smurfette’s garden When she steals away for a few moments of peace & quiet Gargamel snatches her away & sends a ransom note to The Smurfs village With the whole village in despair it’s up to Flying Smurf to set everything right but Gargamel’s evil scheme is only just beginning It looks like this rescue mission will be one Smurf of a bumpy ride! ...

A captivating tale of desire & temptation from the number one bestseling author of Songs of Love & War Angelica has the world at her feet a gorgeous French husband two beautiful children & a successful career One night at a gossipy dinner party Angelica's husband harmlessly flirts with another woman & Angelica herself encounters Jack a handsome & charismatic man from South Africa Angelica & Jack are irrevocably drawn together & cannot ignore the sparks that fly between them From her glamorous life in London to the lush vineyards of South Africa Angelica finds herself on a journey that will risk all she has worked for She & Jack come together for a moment only to be torn apart by fate What will Angelica do when she finally realises just how far she has strayed from home? Accomplished & poetic' Daily Mail Santa Montefiore is a marvel' Sunday Express ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Television Series--Drama & Best Actress in a Television Series--Drama (Ruth Wilson) The Affair is a provocative & suspenseful look at how many stories are involved in every love affair Noah Solloway (Dominic West) is a New York City schoolteacher & happily married father who finds himself powerfully attracted to waitress Alison Lockhart (Wilson) while vacationing with his family on Long Island But nothing is as simple as boy-meets-girl as both sides of the romance are explored by a detective investigating a murder Also starring Maura Tierney & Joshua Jackson it’s every episode of the gripping first season that quickly had audiences begging for more ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Affair returns for it&s second season ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play Long past the secrets that brought them together & tore their lives apart Noah Alison Helen & Cole are on separate journeys with the promise of new relationships & a fresh start But as the past continues to surface they question what they’re holding on to as their lives keep crashing back into one another Language English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 4 ...

Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise in his coolest sexiest punch-packing thriller yet March 1997 A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi Just down the road is a big army base Is the murderer a local guy
- or is he a soldier? Jack Reacher still a major in the military police is sent in undercover The county sheriff is a former US Marine
- & a stunningly beautiful woman Her investigation is going nowhere Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn't she really want to find the killerset just six months before the opening of Killing Floor The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career If he does what the army wants will he be able to live with himself? & if he doesn't will the army be able to live with him?

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