His Homer translations are, in my opinion, the best available. I use Lombardo's translations of Homer and Ovid as well as this one in my classes. 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.
The translation is excellent, on the whole, and perfectly captures the pace and character of the original." -Joanne McNamara, Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Stanley Lombardo shows in the strength of his verse the talent that marks him as the most Greek and Roman of the modern translators of ancient epic." -Douglas Domingo-ForastÃ, Professor of Classics, California State University, Long Beach 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. The recently published Aeneid represented his first foray into Latin epic, and he has translated Virgil with the same combination of austerity and accessibility that marked his Homers. Lombardo has proved himself a poet-translator and performer of exceptional ability and innovation by publishing in writtenģ and audio media, he has contributed to the awareness in the readership of translations the centrality of performance to Homeric epic. He manages to give a real sense of Virgil through a style that is elegant and solemn, yet never overbearing." -Philip Harrison, The Journal of Classics Teaching"This attractive volume, an abridgment of Stanley Lombardo's complete translation of Virgil's Aeneid (Hackett, 2005), adds a Latin epic to the author's burgeoning set of translations of mainly Greek poetry.
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This would prove a worthy (and cheap!) addition to a bookshelf lacking the full translation by Lombardo. Lombardo gives us a realistic Aeneas, whose frail humanity and thoughtful heroism are manifested subtly, in unpretentious, yet dignified language. This has now been abridged, but nevertheless the essence of the original is maintained. 58915th edition (March 15, 2006) Language: English ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5.5 x 8.2 inches Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars 17 customer reviews Best Sellers Rank: #21,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #26 inâ Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Movements & Periods > Ancient & Classical #29 inâ Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Movements & Periods > Medieval #31 inâ Books > Textbooks > Humanities > History > Ancient "In 2005, Lombardo published his full Aeneid, and in doing so offered an elegant modern verse translation of Virgil. Series: Hackett Classics Paperback: 212 pages Publisher: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. 1 The Essential Aeneid (Hackett Classics)Ģ 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.