Description: Something of the spirit of Virgil's poem has been transposed to southern England in1959. All of the major and most of the minor events and characters are here, the events refracted through modernity or new narratives, the characters thinly disguised (Laocooen is Loud Colin; the harpies are Mrs Harpic; Pallas is Patsy), and the relocations easy to spot (Troy is in Richmond; Carthage is a village in Wiltshire; the games are in Weymouth; the nascent Rome is Bristol). But readers need to know nothing of The Aeneid (or even to have heard of it) to enjoy this freewheeling, humorous, and socially reflective verse novel. In an addendum, Virgil's founding myth of the Roman Empire becomes the founding myth of the digital world.
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EAN: 9781912211999
UPC: 9781912211999
ISBN: 9781912211999
MPN: N/A
Format: Paperback, 262 pages
Author: James Russell
Book Title: Aeneas and Son: Virgil's Aeneid 1959 by James Russ
Item Height: 1.7 cm
Item Length: 22.9 cm
Item Weight: 0.32 kg
Item Width: 15.2 cm
Language: Eng
Publisher: Knives Forks and Spoons
