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Virgil

Author of The Aeneid

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About the Author

Virgil was born on October 15, 70 B.C.E., in Northern Italy in a small village near Mantua. He attended school at Cremona and Mediolanum (Milan), then went to Rome, where he studied mathematics, medicine and rhetoric, and finally completed his studies in Naples. He entered literary circles as an show more "Alexandrian," the name given to a group of poets who sought inspiration in the sophisticated work of third-century Greek poets, also known as Alexandrians. In 49 BC Virgil became a Roman citizen. After his studies in Rome, Vergil is believed to have lived with his father for about 10 years, engaged in farm work, study, and writing poetry. After the battle of Philippi in 42 B.C.E. Virgil¿s property in Cisalpine Gaul, was confiscated for veterans. In the following years Virgil spent most of his time in Campania and Sicily, but he also had a house in Rome. During the reign of emperor Augustus, Virgil became a member of his court circle and was advanced by a minister, Maecenas, patron of the arts and close friend to the poet Horace. He gave Virgil a house near Naples. Between 42 and 37 B.C.E. Virgil composed pastoral poems known as Bucolic or Eclogues and spent years on the Georgics. The rest of his life, from 30 to 19 B.C., Virgil devoted to The Aeneid, the national epic of Rome, and the glory of the Empire. Although ambitious, Virgil was never really happy about the task. Virgil died in 19 B. C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

Full name is Publius Vergilius Maro; canonical name (Roman version) is "P. Vergilius Maro". The spellings 'Virgil' and 'Vergil' have both been in use.

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Series

Works by Virgil

The Aeneid (0029) 23,854 copies, 203 reviews
The Georgics (0029) 1,131 copies, 12 reviews
Vergil's Aeneid, Books I-VI (0020) 995 copies, 5 reviews
The Eclogues (0037) 856 copies, 7 reviews
Poems (1966) 732 copies, 6 reviews
Vergil's Aeneid, Books VII-XII (0040) 552 copies, 1 review
The Eclogues; Georgics [translated texts] (1898) 468 copies, 4 reviews
Virgil's Works (0070) 316 copies, 4 reviews
Bucoliche (0026) 309 copies, 2 reviews
Aeneid: Book VI [in translation] (0029) 223 copies, 3 reviews
Aeneid, book 2 (0019) 177 copies, 1 review
Aeneid VI (1941) 148 copies, 2 reviews
Aeneid, book 4 (0019) 140 copies
Doomed Love (2007) 140 copies, 3 reviews
Eclogae {Latin} (1977) 126 copies, 3 reviews
Aeneid, book 1 (1971) 120 copies, 1 review
Bucolica et Georgica [Latin texts] (2013) — Author — 101 copies
Aeneid, book 8 (1965) 73 copies
Aeneid, book 9 (1920) 73 copies, 1 review
The Destruction of Troy (Penguin Epics) (2006) 64 copies, 1 review
Virgil in English (1996) — Author — 58 copies, 1 review
Aeneid, book 12 (1998) 58 copies
Appendix Vergiliana (1966) — Author — 54 copies, 1 review
Virgil : the Aeneid (1990) 47 copies
Aeneid (Latin) (1973) 42 copies
ENEIDA GEORGICAS BUCOLICAS, LA (1982) 41 copies, 4 reviews
Aeneid, book 11 (1991) 38 copies
Aeneid, book 3 (1962) 37 copies
Aeneid, book 10 (1991) 37 copies, 1 review
Aeneid, book 5 (1920) 31 copies
Aeneid I-IV (1972) 25 copies
Vergil: Aeneid 2 (Latin and English Edition) (2008) — Writer — 25 copies
Aeneas. ( Ab 12 J.). Der Sohn der Göttin. (1974) — Author — 23 copies
De zwerftocht van Aeneas (1995) 22 copies
Virgil 19 copies
Aeneid, books 10–12 (1978) 19 copies
Georgicon liber IV [Latin] (2010) 19 copies, 1 review
Aeneid, books 7–9 (2009) 19 copies
[unspecified works] (2017) 16 copies, 1 review
Aeneis 3/4. (1978) 15 copies
Georgic I (1995) 14 copies, 1 review
Aeneid, book 7 (1996) 12 copies
Dido en Aeneas (1999) 12 copies
Aeneis 5/6. 5. und 6. Buch. (1978) 11 copies
Tutte le opere (2016) 11 copies, 1 review
Eneida, vol I-II-III-IV (1972) 10 copies, 1 review
De zwerftochten van Aeneas (1998) 10 copies, 1 review
Aeneis (2008) 6 copies
Virgil in two volumes (1927) 6 copies, 1 review
Modern School Classics : Vergil : Aeneid 4 (1955) — Writer — 5 copies
Obras completas (2016) 5 copies
Aeneis 9/10 (2003) 5 copies
Modern School Classics : Vergil : Aeneid 2 (1943) — Writer — 5 copies
Eneide. Vol. VI: XI - XII (1983) 4 copies
Opere minori (2007) 4 copies
Stories from the "Aeneid" (1964) 4 copies
Modern School Classics : Vergil : Aeneid 12 (1965) — Writer — 4 copies
Vergilius összes művei (1984) 3 copies
Enéide. Livres IX-XII (2008) 3 copies
Modern School Classics : Vergil : Aeneid 6 (1946) — Writer — 3 copies
Obras poéticas 3 copies
Obras completas 3 copies
Les Bucoliques (French Edition) (2017) 2 copies, 1 review
Ciftcilik Sanati (2015) 2 copies
Early Augustan Virgil (2010) 2 copies
The Georgics 2 copies
Tich (2005) 2 copies
Geórgica cuarta (2013) 2 copies
Green Finger'd Virgil (1992) 2 copies
[Libri III-IV] 2 copies
Aeneiden 1 Første bok (1983) 2 copies
Carmina Latīna — Author — 2 copies
Obras completas (1967) 2 copies
Eneida, I (1986) 2 copies
Eneide. Libro 4º (1995) 2 copies
Geòrgiques 1 copy
Bucòliques 1 copy
Eneas 1 copy
Die Mücke 1 copy
Aeneidos. Liber X (1971) 1 copy
Bucólicas 1 copy
Geòrgiques (1963) 1 copy, 1 review
Carmina 1 copy
Bucolica und Georgica (2009) 1 copy
Opera Omnii 1 copy
Les bucòliques (2014) 1 copy
Églogas y Geórgicas 1 copy, 1 review
Eneida. I (1945) 1 copy
The Georgics 1 copy
Nowele Rzymskie — Contributor — 1 copy
Georgiki 1 copy
Opera Vol. I 1 copy
La Eneida 1 copy
Aeneidos Liber VI 1 copy, 1 review
Eneida I - III (1980) 1 copy
aeneis 1 copy
EPICI FLORES 1 (2005) 1 copy
Aeneis 1 copy
I carmi bucolici. (1937) 1 copy
Worterbuch 1 copy
Amore e morte (2003) 1 copy
Libro ottavo 1 copy
La Eneida (1980) 1 copy
georiche 1 copy
Eneida. VII-IX (2014) 1 copy
Aeneis 1 copy
Van Wapens en 'n Man (1980) 1 copy
Selections from Vergil 1 copy, 1 review
The Georgics of Vergil (2016) 1 copy
Eneiden 1 copy
Opera 1 copy
Énéide - Livres I-VI 1 copy, 1 review
ECLOGA IV 1 copy
Flore 1 copy
La Mort de la Bete (2017) 1 copy
L'Enéide (1972) 1 copy
Énéide : VII et VIII (1991) 1 copy
The Aeneid 1 copy
The Eclogues 1 copy
Delphini 1 copy
The Works 1 copy
Poems Of Virgil, The (1952) 1 copy
Virgil Aeneid Revised (1951) 1 copy
Opera... 1 copy
Le opere 1 copy
L’Eneide 1 copy
De herdersfluit (1994) 1 copy
Aeneis 1 copy
Aeneid VII 1 copy

Associated Works

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The Penguin Book of Dragons (2021) — Contributor — 133 copies
The Utopia Reader (1999) — Contributor — 116 copies, 1 review
Verzamelde gedichten (1980) — Author — 88 copies, 1 review
Great Spy Stories From Fiction (1969) — Contributor, some editions — 79 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Publius Vergilius Maro
Other names
Vergil
Vergilius
Birthdate
70-10-15 BCE
Date of death
19-09-21 BCE
Burial location
Naples, Italy
Gender
male
Nationality
Roman Empire
Country (for map)
Italy
Birthplace
Andes, Cisalpine Gaul, Roman Republic
Place of death
Brundisium, Italy, Roman Empire
Places of residence
Rome, Italy
Naples, Italy
Sicily, Italy
Occupations
poet
Agent
Maecenas (patron)
Disambiguation notice
Full name is Publius Vergilius Maro; canonical name (Roman version) is "P. Vergilius Maro". The spellings 'Virgil' and 'Vergil' have both been in use.

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Reviews

The story is fascinating in how it doesn’t quite gel together, and there are pages where I am engrossed in the drama: I could feel Troy burn, Dido’s heart breaking, and the pains and sorrows of war.
 
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AInkspill | 202 other reviews | Dec 12, 2024 |
A readable and beautiful poetic rendition of Virgil's epic masterpiece. A translation as interpretation that loses none of its meaning. One of my favorites and a book to be read and reread.
 
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jwhenderson | 202 other reviews | Nov 29, 2024 |
A prose translation, but by a well known authority at that time. Like the Iliad, this is the most prominent literary work from a major Hellenistic power. It is what most Romans had in their heads about the legendary foundations of their polity. Though the poem itself was incomplete, Vergil having died beore completion, there were several acounts finishing the receisved story . I can't pass an opinion on the beauty of the Latin poem, being twice removed from it, nontheless, one should have read some version of this work to complete an education.… (more)
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DinadansFriend | 202 other reviews | Sep 30, 2024 |
This time I read Robert Fagles verse translation, I found it to be an easy read. When I read this epic last I was less familiar with the backdrop of these stories than I am today, so maybe this also helped.

There were parts where the poetry was moving, but minus: the story of Dido; the sea voyage Aeneas has; and some sobering war scenes, this mostly read like a piece of propaganda, but I would read again.
 
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Popularity
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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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Favorited
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