The Aeneid

De: Virgil

Narrado por: David Collins

The masterpiece of Rome's greatest poet, Virgil's Aeneid has inspired generations of readers and holds a central place in Western literature. The epic tells the story of a group of refugees from the ruined city of Troy, whose attempts to reach a promised land in the West are continually frustrated by the hostile goddess Juno. Finally reaching Italy, their leader, Aeneas, is forced to fight a bitter war against the natives to establish the foundations from which Rome is destined to rise. This magnificent poem, in the modern translation by Cecil Day Lewis, is superbly read by David Collins.

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The Aeneid

I enjoyed listening to David Collins narration of The Aeneid. It was indeed an outstanding performance by an excellent storyteller!

Want to know what happened to the Trojans after the fall of Troy? This is like the sequel to the Illiad and the Odyssey.

This book continues the story after the fall of Troy. Some of the same issues that the Illiad had this one has, like the battles being just a bunch of people getting killed but with no real background information about the characters fighting, and the sheer amount of people introduced, it's exactly like the Illiad in that regard. At certain points in the story I found myself wishing I was listening to the abridged version. Due to its antiquity and because the story was quite good I am leaving this review at five stars.

Tragedy, destiny and love

Very well read from a great translation. - A story of heroism of humans, not just the fighters but also those traveling, living with them like the women. And a story of their helpers and foes: the various gods, who in their feelings are only too human to. Destiny over all of it, as much as some gods and humans try to circumvent it, ultimately it will have effect, just reached by a different path.

Definitely recommended.

Best Translation Audio Available

Best translation available on Audible (based on one the best prose translation available in modern English).

Great story, but....

Loved the translation; loved the narrator. This is one of the best audio renditions of the poem I've heard. But for me, Aeneas remains a bit of a prig, and the poem subject to occasional digressions into sentimentality - something that is never true of Homer.