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The Aeneid
by Virgil from 19 BCE
About
Virgil's Aeneid (19 BCE) is the foundational epic of the Roman tradition and one of the supreme poems of world literature: the story of Aeneas, Trojan exile, who endures war, shipwreck, and a love affair with the Carthaginian queen Dido to found the line that will become Rome. Dryden's 1697 translation — used in this edition — is itself a masterpiece of English verse, rendering Virgil's gravity and pathos with extraordinary skill. The descent to the underworld in Book VI and Dido's abandonment and death in Books I and IV are among the most beautiful passages in the epic tradition.
Translated from the original Latin by John Dryden.
The Aeneid
- Words
- 107.4k
- Scenes
- 12
- Duration
- ~13 hr 26 min
12 sections
107.4k words#TitleWords
BOOK I
1
8.4k62:42
BOOK II
2
8.6k64:45
BOOK III
3
7.4k55:38
BOOK IV
4
8k59:52
BOOK V
5
9k67:08
BOOK VI
6
9.7k72:48
BOOK VII
7
8.6k64:35
BOOK VIII
8
7.6k56:48
BOOK IX
9
8.7k65:32
BOOK X
10
10.2k76:46
BOOK XI
11
10.4k78:10
BOOK XII
12
10.8k81:08
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