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# Sumptuous gold-embossed cover Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Fagles' high-octane translation The Aeneid: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

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## Summary

> 🔥 Own the epic that’s rewriting classics with style and power!

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## Key Features

- • **Cultural Capital:** Ranked top 20 in War Poetry and a must-have for any serious literary collection.
- • **Collector’s Dream:** Deluxe edition with milled page edges and a luxurious golden cover that stands out on any shelf.
- • **Critically Acclaimed:** 4.7-star rating from over 1,000 readers—trusted by poetry and classic literature aficionados alike.
- • **Accessible Masterpiece:** A gripping, easy-to-understand rendition of a classical epic that feels fresh and urgent.
- • **Timeless Epic, Modern Pulse:** Fagles' present-tense translation brings Virgil’s Aeneid to life with cinematic intensity.

## Overview

The Aeneid: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition features Robert Fagles’ acclaimed present-tense translation of Virgil’s epic poem, packaged in a luxurious gold-embossed cover with milled page edges. Highly rated by over 1,000 readers, this edition combines timeless storytelling with modern readability, making it a must-have for literary enthusiasts and collectors.

## Description

Buy The Aeneid: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Illustrated by Virgil, Fagles, Robert (ISBN: 9780143105138) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: Energised, high octane drama! Fagles' translation is superb, and the packaging is sumptuous. - PLEASE BE AWARE ~ This review is for the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition only. desertcart have replicated my review on the Oxford Classics edition webpage which is inaccurate. If I'd gone on the strength of the pitiful reviews on here, I'd never have bought this version and would, instead, have opted for perhaps the Oxford Classics version. However, a personal twist of fate (American partner bought this, and I wanted to keep abreast) meant me purchasing this over another. I can't speak highly enough, especially given the trepidation I felt before receiving it. Fagles' translation is superb, and for anyone new to Aeneid, you're in for a serious treat. If the Aeneid was a film, it would be something high octane, probably directed by Ridley Scott or James Cameron (the good ones!). The language is powerful, luxurious, surging forward off the pages. Fagles' use of present tense does not damage the experience for me whatsoever. If anything, it brings the experience of this adventure to the fore. In short, a page-turner. It's exciting. Take, for example, this wonderful early description of King Aeolus' Winds that he keeps locked up: "With such anger seething inside her fiery heart the goddess reached Aeolia, breeding-ground of storms, their home swarming with raging gusts from the South. Here in a vast cave King Aeolus rules the winds, brawling to break free, howling in full gale force as he chains them down in their dungeon, shackled fast. They bluster in protest, roaring round their prison bars with a mountain above them all, booming with their rage. But high in his stronghold Aeolus wields his scepter, soothing their passions, tempering their fury. Should he fail, surely they'd blow the world away, hurling the land and sea and deep sky through space. Fearing this, the almighty Father banished the winds to that black cavern, piled above them a mountain mass and imposed on all a king empowered, by binding pact, to rein them back on command or let them gallop free." Stunning. I have to say, Penguin have done a lovely job with the deluxe classic editions they're printing. Mine has a different, golden cover, and the page edges are milled. I'm not sure what this edition is like, but it is also a deluxe edition so I imagine it's pretty sumptuous. (Edit ~ the stock photo now shows the same version I have). Incidentally, the reviews on desertcart.com are far more balanced and informing and if you're deliberating over which edition might suit you best, you could do worse than taking stock of what folks the other side of the pond are saying about this.
Review: Wow - What a long read, never ending but very interesting. Easy to understand.

## Features

- Penguin Books

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 24,544 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 20 in War Poetry (Books) 69 in Classical, Early & Medieval Poetry 296 in Poetry & Drama Criticism |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 1,026 Reviews |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Energised, high octane drama! Fagles' translation is superb, and the packaging is sumptuous.
*by H***M on 28 December 2014*

PLEASE BE AWARE ~ This review is for the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition only. Amazon have replicated my review on the Oxford Classics edition webpage which is inaccurate. If I'd gone on the strength of the pitiful reviews on here, I'd never have bought this version and would, instead, have opted for perhaps the Oxford Classics version. However, a personal twist of fate (American partner bought this, and I wanted to keep abreast) meant me purchasing this over another. I can't speak highly enough, especially given the trepidation I felt before receiving it. Fagles' translation is superb, and for anyone new to Aeneid, you're in for a serious treat. If the Aeneid was a film, it would be something high octane, probably directed by Ridley Scott or James Cameron (the good ones!). The language is powerful, luxurious, surging forward off the pages. Fagles' use of present tense does not damage the experience for me whatsoever. If anything, it brings the experience of this adventure to the fore. In short, a page-turner. It's exciting. Take, for example, this wonderful early description of King Aeolus' Winds that he keeps locked up: "With such anger seething inside her fiery heart the goddess reached Aeolia, breeding-ground of storms, their home swarming with raging gusts from the South. Here in a vast cave King Aeolus rules the winds, brawling to break free, howling in full gale force as he chains them down in their dungeon, shackled fast. They bluster in protest, roaring round their prison bars with a mountain above them all, booming with their rage. But high in his stronghold Aeolus wields his scepter, soothing their passions, tempering their fury. Should he fail, surely they'd blow the world away, hurling the land and sea and deep sky through space. Fearing this, the almighty Father banished the winds to that black cavern, piled above them a mountain mass and imposed on all a king empowered, by binding pact, to rein them back on command or let them gallop free." Stunning. I have to say, Penguin have done a lovely job with the deluxe classic editions they're printing. Mine has a different, golden cover, and the page edges are milled. I'm not sure what this edition is like, but it is also a deluxe edition so I imagine it's pretty sumptuous. (Edit ~ the stock photo now shows the same version I have). Incidentally, the reviews on amazon.com are far more balanced and informing and if you're deliberating over which edition might suit you best, you could do worse than taking stock of what folks the other side of the pond are saying about this.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Wow
*by J***S on 19 June 2024*

What a long read, never ending but very interesting. Easy to understand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautifully made
*by P***D on 8 August 2025*

A classic, beautifully made. The rough cut of the pages feels wonderful in the hand. A wonderful reading experience

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