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"Pendant latin de "l'Iliade" et de "l'Odyssée", "l'Énéide" est l'épopée latine par excellence qui fit de Virgile (70 - 19 av. J.-C.) le plus grand poète latin de l'Antiquité. Ce long récit aux péripéties captivantes raconte les aventures du Troyen Énée, ancêtre mythique du peuple romain, depuis la guerre de Troie jusqu'à son installation victorieuse dans le Latium. L'épopée, notamment l'histoire d'amour entre Didon et Énée ou la descente aux enfers d'Énée pour y retrouver son père, inspira de nombreuses œuvres littéraires et artistiques à toutes les époques."

With a rich and informative introduction from Emily Wilson, maps drawn especially for this volume, a pronunciation glossary, genealogies, extensive notes, and helpful summaries of each book, this gorgeous edition of Rome’s founding poem will capture the imaginations and stir the souls of a new generation of listeners.

« À 14 h précises, on cogne à la porte. C’est lui, la source que tout journaliste rêverait d’avoir. L’homme de courte stature est armé et dépose son pistolet sur une table. “Are you impressed ? ” me lance-t-il avec un grand sourire. “Yes. Very much.” J’ai devant moi Andrew Scoppa, l’un des confidents du défunt parrain Vito Rizzuto, trafiquant international d’héroïne, et meurtrier sans pitié. » Pour la première fois au pays, un mafieux de haut rang a brisé l’omerta en se confiant à des journalistes.

Ce livre raconte de quelle façon les manigances du plus influent criminel québécois des trente dernières années l'ont mené à sa perte, en plus d'exposer les ramifications tentaculaires entre les différentes factions du crime organisé.

The Aeneid is the most famous Latin epic poem, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. The story revolves around the legendary hero Aeneas, a Trojan prince who left behind the ruins of his city and led his fellow citizens to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, while the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ victorious war upon the Latins. This is the recording of J.W.MacKail's prose translation. (Summary by Leni)

The Aeneid is the great national epic of ancient Rome, and one of the most important works of literature ever written. And with Professor Vandiver's 12 instructive lectures, you'll enter fully into the gripping tale that Virgil tells. Join Aeneas on his long journey west from ruined Troy to the founding of a new nation in Italy, and see how he weaves a rich network of compelling human themes. Your encounter with the Aeneid focuses on careful, detailed examinations of the epic's background, main themes, and significant episodes.

It would be an understatement to call Trevon Beaumont an accomplished monster slayer. He's traversed the European countryside upholding the legacy of his clan one completed mission at a time for the whole of his adult life. Now he's on his most perilous quest yet: slay the cruel but beautiful Countess Dracula.

The Aeneid, a monumental Latin epic crafted by Virgil in the 1st century BC, weaves the legendary tale of Aeneas, a Trojan hero on a quest to reach Italy, where he would become the progenitor of the Romans. The first six books chronicle Aeneas’ adventurous journey from the ruins of Troy to his destined homeland, while the latter half depicts the Trojans hard-fought victory in their war against the Latins. Commissioned by Emperor Augustus, this epic not only glorifies Rome but also offers a poignant commentary on the personal sacrifices made for duty, exemplified in Aeneas’ heart-wrenching ...

Fate takes many forms. When Henry receives a letter from an elderly taxidermist, it poses a puzzle that he cannot resist. As he is pulled further into the world of this strange and calculating man, Henry becomes increasingly involved with the lives of a donkey and a howler monkey – named...

Eneas, príncipe de Dardania, huye de Troya tras haber sido quemada ésta por el ejército aqueo, llevándose a su padre Anquises y a su hijo Ascanio. En el camino, su mujer Creúsa se pierde definitivamente y su fantasma dice a Eneas que no vierta amargas lágrimas por ella, pues le estaba aparejado por el destino una esposa de sangre real. Juno, rencorosa con la estirpe troyana, trata de desviar por todos los medios a la flota de supervivientes de su destino inevitable, Italia. Las peregrinaciones de Eneas duran siete años, hasta que llegado el último es acogido en el reino emergente de ...

Here are gathered the songs of Virgil: of shepherds beneath the shade, of fields won by patient labour, and of arms, exile, gods, and the destined founding of Rome. The Virgil Library offers the poet’s works read in full, inviting listeners to journey through pastoral peace, rural wisdom, and epic fate beneath the golden light of the ancient world.

Josh Becker was once pretty average. That was until he won the Gigaball Lottery and got hundreds of millions of dollars (after tax). No, wait. He was still pretty average at heart even after that. It was when the portals started arriving in his backyard and he had to kill monsters every night when he started to become more of a special guy. Now armed with some kind of video-gamey "System", Josh is minding his own business, making sure to deal with the portals and the threats they send each and every night.

Though it is for the sparkling epic, Aeneid, that the Roman poet Virgil is best known, it was these two poems, The Eclogues and Georgics, which first established his reputation. Cast in the tradition of pastoral poetry, The Eclogues were written between 41 BCE and 37 BCE when Virgil (Publius...

From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles’ mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome. His voyage will take him...

A few years back, Virgil investigated the corrupt – and as it turned out, homicidal – local school board in Trippton, Minnesota. Now the town’s back in view with more alarming news: A woman’s been found frozen in ice. There’s a possibility that it might be connected to a high school...

At the local state university, two feuding departments have faced off on the battleground of PC culture. Each carries their views to extremes that may seem absurd, but highly educated people of sound mind and good intentions can reasonably disagree, right? Then someone winds up dead, and Virgil...

L'Odyssée ? On connaît. L'Iliade ? Connu aussi ! Mais connaissez-vous l'Énéide ? . C'est le récit épique que vous découvrirez dans ce podcast. Écrit par le poète romain Virgile, ce texte remonte aux origines d'une des plus grandes villes de l'Histoire : Rome. Des bords de Troie aux rives de Lavinium, en passant par Carthage et les Enfers, le prince Énée doit subir de nombreuses épreuves avant d'accomplir sa destinée et fonder ce qui deviendra une civilisation glorieuse et forte. . Embarquez-pour l'aventure ! Et plongez dans la véritable histoire de Rome. . Si vous souhaitez ...

Virgil Flowers kicked around for a while before joining the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. First it was the army and the military police, then the police in St. Paul, and finally Lucas Davenport brought him into the BCA, promising him, "We'll only give you the hard stuff." He's been doing the hard stuff for three years now, but never anything like this.

The druids have truly managed to make the Yggdra Timberland a much safer place but not without their share of scars. The final general Vozremath himself has entered the fight after finding a loophole in his campaign against the world tree. Emboldened by their leader's presence, the scattered demons he'd sent out have amassed around their leader and become a unified force, Dr. Druid will need more than just a small party and quick thinking to overcome this extinction level event. The final battle is here.

Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem. Inferno: Thirty-five year old Dante finds himself in the middle of a dark wood, in extreme personal and spiritual crisis. Hope of rescue appears in the form of the venerable poet Virgil, now a shade himself, who offers to lead Dante on an odyssey through the afterlife, beginning in the terrifying depths of Hell.