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There were parts where the poetry was moving, but minus: the story of Dido; the sea voyage Aeneas has; and some sobering war scenes, this mostly read like a piece of propaganda, but I would read again. This time I read Robert Fagles verse translation, I found it to be an easy read.

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I liked this for its philosophical insights and how the setting comes to life in Lavinia‘s day to day, and for this I would read again.

But wasn't sure in how at times the story is contrived in how it unfolds and for having characters that are all good (Aeneas) or all bad (Turnus (and later Acsanius)) – and so to me feels less real.

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Beautifully written but I didn't really enjoy it that much, sadly.

I sing of arms and of the man, fated to be an exile, who long since left the land of Troy and came to Italy to the shores of Lavinium; and a great pounding he took by land and sea at the hands of the heavenly gods because of the fierce and unforgetting anger of Juno. #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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Lavinia, daughter of a king, promised to one, destined for another, & the future of Rome.

Loved this so much, but I hate that little blurb on the front. This story is about so much more than Lavinia‘s marriage to Aeneus & the war between her people and the Trojans. It‘s about the power a woman could wield, about how much control we have over our own stories, about the role that fate plays in our lives, & the beginnings of an empire. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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This is the Aeneid told from the point of view of Lavinia who's just barely mentioned in the poem. I think she did a great job with this. Definitely not her normal genre.

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Displays how fate can be all powerful, that when one is destined to a certain end, that end will be met no matter how divergent the alternate path may be. The Aeneid portrays destiny but also portrays the human animal spirits lust for war and constant imperialism throughout the ages. In every civilization, no matter how powerful, will irrevocably dwindle back down to their pre-imperial state or worse. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”