--- product_id: 4244744 title: "The Aeneid (Penguin Classics)" price: "£18.39" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4244744-the-aeneid-penguin-classics store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) **Price:** £18.39 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** £18.39 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4244744-the-aeneid-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: The Aeneid (Penguin Classics): 9780140449327: Virgil, West, David, West, David, West, David: Books Review: Read The Iliad, The Odyssey and finally The Aeneid to understand the stories' timeline - Even though Virgil's The Aeneid (c. 29 BCE-19 BCE) was written c. 700 years after The Iliad c. (725 BCE), Virgil picks up the story of Aeneas after the fall of Troy as if it just happened. Aeneas leaves with his father, son, and a small contingent of Trojans after the Greeks slaughtered everyone in Troy and destroyed the city, and they sail away. The gods give Aeneas a mission to find a land which he can call home. That land with eventually be Rome. Virgil's The Aeneid, while a well written story with a lot of action and wars, was actually a piece of propaganda commissioned by the first emperor Augustus to glorify his reign and to promote the values of Rome after Julius Caesar. It is a good read, though. Aeneas shows the embodiment of piety, duty, and honor, all of which would become Rome's ideals. He make mistakes by falling in love with Dido and breaking her heart by leaving. He travels to the Underworld and tries to apologize to her by saying it was his fate and the god's will. She turns away. Calypso, however, give him good advice on how to avoid mistakes while sailing. Eventually, he makes it Latium, which will become Rome, where he fights several battles. It shows that Rome has a long history that starts with Aeneas. Review: Surprisingly good! - Virgil is notoriously harder to render in English verse than Homer. The haunting rhythm of his hexameters and his stately diction, enriched with archaisms, have arguably never found a comfortable equivalent in our language. Yet David West's version, in plain, modern English prose, somehow evokes the feeling of Virgil's epic better than any other version I know. It's not just his close fidelity to descriptive detail, but also the cadences of the prose, natural, unforced yet richly suggestive. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #65,806 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #63 in Ancient & Classical Poetry #101 in Epic Poetry (Books) #1,788 in Classic Literature & Fiction | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 925 Reviews | ## Images ![The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81r0nIASryL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Read The Iliad, The Odyssey and finally The Aeneid to understand the stories' timeline *by L***Z on May 26, 2025* Even though Virgil's The Aeneid (c. 29 BCE-19 BCE) was written c. 700 years after The Iliad c. (725 BCE), Virgil picks up the story of Aeneas after the fall of Troy as if it just happened. Aeneas leaves with his father, son, and a small contingent of Trojans after the Greeks slaughtered everyone in Troy and destroyed the city, and they sail away. The gods give Aeneas a mission to find a land which he can call home. That land with eventually be Rome. Virgil's The Aeneid, while a well written story with a lot of action and wars, was actually a piece of propaganda commissioned by the first emperor Augustus to glorify his reign and to promote the values of Rome after Julius Caesar. It is a good read, though. Aeneas shows the embodiment of piety, duty, and honor, all of which would become Rome's ideals. He make mistakes by falling in love with Dido and breaking her heart by leaving. He travels to the Underworld and tries to apologize to her by saying it was his fate and the god's will. She turns away. Calypso, however, give him good advice on how to avoid mistakes while sailing. Eventually, he makes it Latium, which will become Rome, where he fights several battles. It shows that Rome has a long history that starts with Aeneas. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Surprisingly good! *by P***D on January 3, 2013* Virgil is notoriously harder to render in English verse than Homer. The haunting rhythm of his hexameters and his stately diction, enriched with archaisms, have arguably never found a comfortable equivalent in our language. Yet David West's version, in plain, modern English prose, somehow evokes the feeling of Virgil's epic better than any other version I know. It's not just his close fidelity to descriptive detail, but also the cadences of the prose, natural, unforced yet richly suggestive. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A MUST READ *by A***S on October 19, 2019* so good I loved it. I RECOMMENDED it to all ancient history lovers To be honest though it gets a little weird at times. But overall a great read. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Aeneid (Penguin Classics) - The Iliad (Penguin Classics) - Metamorphoses (Penguin Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4244744-the-aeneid-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/4244744-the-aeneid-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-25*