Reviews
When looking at the modern compositions within the classics, I feel that art ultimately lies within humanity.
There is too much superfluousness in the translation. When characters are listed, the same person is referred to in Latin and then in Greek, which is confusing (making it essential to read through the Iliad and the Odyssey beforehand), but the editorial planning is novel in its own way.
Virgil: Aeneis
The *Aeneid*, the epic poem of the founding of Rome written over eleven years by Virgil, Rome's greatest poet, has been newly reimagined and recreated by Austrian author Auguste Lechner. It is the most outstanding surviving work written in Latin and is considered a representative classic of the West, alongside the Bible and Homer's *Iliad* and *Odyssey*. Meaning "The Song of Aeneas," it is well known as the founding myth of Rome featuring Aeneas, the son of the goddess Venus (Aphrodite) and a Trojan general second only to Hector in the *Iliad*. This work uniquely encompasses everything from the fall of Troy to the Roman Empire established by Emperor Augustus. This is exemplified by the scene where Aeneas, having departed for the underworld at the behest of an oracle, meets his deceased father, foreshadows his descendants—the emperors who would lead the Roman Empire—and envisions the great history of Rome that would unfold. This epic poem, which exquisitely combines mythical heroes with the history of the founding of Rome to sing of the Romans' ideals, achievements, and noble mission, had a great influence on later poets in terms of artistic skill, style, composition, and rhythm, and was recognized as a work that reached the highest level of poetic literature.
Korean title: 아이네이스
Korean author: 베르길리우스
Korean publisher: 문학과지성사
ISBN-13: 9788932030234
Reviews
When looking at the modern compositions within the classics, I feel that art ultimately lies within humanity.
There is too much superfluousness in the translation. When characters are listed, the same person is referred to in Latin and then in Greek, which is confusing (making it essential to read through the Iliad and the Odyssey beforehand), but the editorial planning is novel in its own way.
