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Robert fagles, the renowned translator of latin and greek whose versions of homer and virgil were unlikely best sellers and became fixtures on classroom reading lists, died on wednesday at. Marks 19 professor of comparative literature, emeritus, at princeton university. It would be a disaster, monet and cost no justification the kindle cost is a giveaway. Fleeing the ashes of troy, aeneas, achilles mighty foe in the iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill. The aeneid audiobook by virgil, read by simon callow. Robert fagles, the poems newest translator, comes to the fray well armed. Featuring an illuminating introduction to virgils world by.
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