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Apr 20, 2015Eosos rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Never, ever, would I have thought that I would enjoy epic poetry so much. Once I had finished this version I did attempt to read another translation and didn’t fare so well, thus I attribute most of my enjoyment to the work of Robert Fagles. The translation makes to book apparently. Having always enjoyed both Trojan and Roman history I have a basic knowledge of the names of the characters, including the gods and goddesses that are an important part of this tale. I’m sure it could be enjoyed without knowing these but it made it much easier to follow having that information already at hand. I found myself very amused by the blatant Roman propaganda displayed in the verses. Every once in a while I had to wonder if the populace would really fall for this but I guess when you already believe your emperor is a god this couldn’t really have been much of a stretch. This poem was well worth the time to read and I might even have to break my no re-reading rule sometime in the future.