{"product_id":"the-aeneid-by-virgil","title":"'The Aeneid' by Virgil","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-7\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-7\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a41ee64-ba8c-83ec-af6f-c73473cd84da-7\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-292\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\" class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"32634086-7172-4109-b4f4-97e9eabcfde2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"549\"\u003eFor more than two thousand years, \u003cem data-start=\"90\" data-end=\"102\"\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/em\u003e has stood at the centre of the Western literary imagination.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"549\"\u003eWritten in Latin during the first century BCE, Virgil's epic follows Aeneas as he flees the burning ruins of Troy and undertakes the long, divinely ordained journey that will culminate in the founding myth of Rome. Along the way the poem becomes far more than an adventure story: it is a meditation on exile, political violence, grief, destiny and the immense personal cost of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"551\" data-end=\"1043\"\u003eC. H. Sisson's celebrated translation preserves something of the poem's formal dignity without sacrificing clarity or momentum. Rather than forcing Virgil into archaic English, Sisson produces a version that feels both literary and remarkably readable, making this an excellent edition for first-time readers while remaining respected by classicists. The Everyman edition further includes an introduction, notes and critical apparatus, placing the poem in its historical and literary context.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1045\" data-end=\"1281\"\u003eWhether read as mythology, political literature or one of history's defining works of poetry, \u003cem data-start=\"1139\" data-end=\"1151\"\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/em\u003e remains foundational. Dante, Milton, Joyce, Broch, Derek Walcott, Ursula K. Le Guin and countless others all write in its shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1308\" data-end=\"1523\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryman edition (1998), featuring C. H. Sisson's translation, with introduction and notes. Paperback in very good condition, with light shelf wear to the covers, a firm binding and clean, unmarked pages throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45810622103635,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-07-12T112957.287.png?v=1783819827","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/the-aeneid-by-virgil","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}