O Cruel Alexis (Penguin Little Black Classics) - Softcover

Virgil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141398736 ISBN 13: 9780141398730

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2015

Synopsis

'But I, while vineyards ring with the cicadas' scream,Retrace your steps, alone, beneath the burning sun.'Virgil's lyrical, wistful and often witty pastoral poems.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe., Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 BCE). Virgil's other works available in Penguin Classics are The Aeneid, The Eclogues and The Georgics.

About this title

From the Author:

Born on October 15, 70 B.C., in Andes (near Mantua), Italy, Virgil's poetry became greatly admired by the Romans with his famous poem, the Aeneid, which is still regarded as a literary masterpiece today. Soon after his death, Virgil was imitated by the younger poet Ovid, and this process continued throughout the Silver Age. A testament to this admiration can be found in Dante's epic poem, Divine Comedy. In Divine Comedy, Virgil serves as Dante's guide as he travels through Hell to the gates of Heaven. Virgil (also known as Vergil) died in Brundisium, Italy, on September 21, 19 B.C.

From the Back Cover:

Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions.

Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 BCE). Virgil's other works available in Penguin Classics are The Aeneid, The Eclogues and The Georgics.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0141398736
• ISBN 13: 9780141398730
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 64