The Aeneid of Virgil, translated with an introductory essay by Frank Richards

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The Aeneid of Virgil, translated with an introductory essay by Frank Richards, published in 1928 by John Murray. A classic English translation of Virgil’s epic poem recounting the journey of Aeneas from the fall of Troy to the founding myth of Rome, presented with an introductory essay providing literary and historical context. Richards’s translation seeks to balance readability with fidelity to the original Latin, conveying the grandeur, heroism, and tragic depth of one of the foundational works of Western literature. An appealing early twentieth-century edition of this enduring epic. Hardcover with gilt lettering, showing light shelfwear and occasional light foxing.