The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fagles ; introduction by Bernard Knox.

Originally published: Viking, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 406-409).

A new edition of Virgil's epic work is presented in modern language and endeavors to retain the original work's humanity, as well as its influential blend of poetry and verse.

Introduction -- Map: the voyages of Aeneas -- Virgil: the Aeneid -- Safe haven after a storm -- The Final hours of Troy -- Landfalls, ports of call -- The Tragic queen of Carthage -- Funeral games for Anchises -- The Kingdom of the dead -- Beachhead in Latium, armies gather -- The Shield of Aeneas -- Enemy at the gates -- Captains fight and die -- Camilla's finest hour -- The Sword decides all -- Notes -- Translator's postscript -- Genealogy; the royal houses of Greece and Troy -- Suggestions for further reading -- Variants from the Oxford classical text -- Notes on the translation -- Pronouncing glossary.