{"product_id":"2940170689750","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a century of civil strife in Rome and Italy, the poet Virgil wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e to honor the emperor Augustus by praising Aeneas, Augustus's legendary ancestor. As a patriotic epic imitating Homer, \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e also set out to provide Rome with a literature equal to that of Greece. It tells of Aeneas, survivor of the sack of Troy, and of his seven-year journey: to Carthage, where he fell tragically in love with Queen Dido; to the underworld, in the company of the Sibyl of Cumae; and, finally, to Italy, where he founded Rome. It is a story of defeat and exile, and of love and war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e is as eternal as Rome itself, a sweeping epic of arms and heroism-the searching portrait of a man caught between love and duty, human feeling, and the force of fate. Filled with drama, passion, and the universal pathos that only a masterpiece can express. \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e is a book for all the time and all people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis version of \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e is the classic translation by John Dryden.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115489378544,"sku":"2940170689750","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170689750_p0.jpg?v=1763811842","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170689750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}