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1) The Iliad
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The centuries old epic about the wrath of Achilles is rendered into modern English verse by a renowned translator and accompanied by an introduction that reassesses the identity of Homer. In Robert Fagles' beautifully rendered text, the Iliad overwhelms us afresh. The huge themes godlike, yet utterly human of savagery and calculation, of destiny defied, of triumph and grief compel our own humanity. Time after time, one pauses and re-reads before continuing....
2) The Aeneid
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"For two thousand years, the epic tale of Aeneas's dramatic flight from Troy, his doomed love affair with Dido, his descent into the underworld, and the bloody story behind the establishment of Rome has electrified audiences around the world. In Vergil's telling, Aeneas's heroic journey not only gave Romans and Italians a thrilling origin story, it established many of the fundamental themes of Western life and literature-the role of duty and self-sacrifice,...
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La Gerusalemme liberata è considerata il capolavoro del Tasso. Il poema tratta di un avvenimento realmente accaduto, ossia la prima crociata. Tasso iniziò a scrivere l'opera con il titolo di Gierusalemme nel 1559 durante il soggiorno a Venezia e la concluse nel 1575. L'opera fu pubblicata integralmente nel 1581 con il titolo di Gerusalemme liberata. In seguito alla pubblicazione del poema il poeta rimise mano all'opera e la riscrisse eliminando...
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