The Aeneid

By: Virgil, Robert Fitzgerald - translator

Narrated by: Christopher Ravenscroft

Robert Fitzgerald's magnificent translation of Virgil's epic poem was a major literary event at its release in 1983; today it is an acknowledged masterpiece. Profoundly poetic yet gloriously accessible, this is the best way to experience a work that has remained a centerpiece of Western civilization for 2,000 years. Fitzgerald's rendering speaks directly to the modern listener, inviting us to share the excitement, adventure, and human tears as Aeneas, the warrior hero, escapes from the burning city of Troy, embarks on a long and perilous journey, and eventually, triumphantly establishes a new nation: Rome.©1980 Translation by Robert Fitgerald (P)1995 HighBridge Company.

Critic reviews

"Fitzgerald's is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long time to come." ( The New York Review of Books)

Could be better

Much of the book is skipped over and if you want the full story you have to read the book.

Skipped around

I enjoyed the reading but as I was following along in the book and writing notes it was almost impossible to keep track of where the narrator was at.

All the emotion alive in Ravenscroft' reading

I read along too. better if unabridged.

but very moving as is. Thrilling actually.

Good but missing things

Very good narration. Cut out areas of the book that I wish it kept. But very well made

The Aeneid

I disliked how the reading wasn’t line for line. Sometimes it’d skip a whole paragraph. I also didn’t like how the chapters were grouped in one recording, instead of each of the 12 books of The Aeneid having its own. Other than that, I found the audible to be enjoyable, and would recommend it to other students as well.