{"product_id":"the-aeneid-9780141996332","title":"The Aeneid","description":"\u003cp\u003eVirgil's masterpiece and one of the greatest works in all of literature, now in a beautiful clothbound edition designed by Coralie Bickford-SmithVirgil's Aeneid, inspired by Homer and the inspiration for Dante and Milton, is an immortal poem that sits at the heart of Western life and culture. Virgil took as his hero Aeneas, legendary survivor of the fall of Troy and father of the Roman race. In telling a story of dispossession and defeat, love and war, he portrayed human life in all its nobility and suffering, in its physicality and its mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenguin Clothbound Classics are bound in cloth and not paper. The design is stamped on in foil, and each cover repeats one small icon taken from the story. The series was designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith, who took her inspiration from Victorian bookbinding. Each book has coloured endpapers and a ribbon bookmark. They make beautiful presents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe foil can rub off if the books are stacked tightly, so give them a little room on the shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Virgil\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassical texts, Poetry by individual poets\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 5 Nov 2020 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Virgil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55718434406778,"sku":"9780141996332","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780141996332_a517f175-c309-49ae-9a61-11340e59563c.jpg?v=1755013988","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/pt\/products\/the-aeneid-9780141996332","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}