Virgil (70 B.C-19 B.C)
At the urging of Augustus Caesar, Virgil began to write The Aeneid, a poem of the glory of Rome under... Aeneas flees the ashes of Troy to found the city of Rome and change forever the course of the Western world--as literature as well. Virgil's ... [... more]
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The American Dream Dusty Rhodes - Wrestling
Dusty Rhodes, a.k.a Virgil Runnels, tried to epitomize the American Dream of a simple blue collar man grasping the gold ring. Claiming to be the "son of a plumber", Dusty Rhodes truly is an icon of professional wrestling and a poster boy for [... more]
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Henry W. Longfellow
In 1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow completed the first American translation of and thus introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World. In the , the spirit of the classical poet Virgil leads Dante through the nine circles of Hell on the ... [... more]
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Dorothy Gilman
Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. So, naturally, she became a CIA agent. This ... [... more]
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Lino Pertile
In 1867, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow completed the first American translation of and thus introduced Dante's literary genius to the New World. In the , the spirit of the classical poet Virgil leads Dante through the nine circles of Hell on the ... [... more]
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Adam Lloyd Baker
The son of a vicar, ADAM LLOYD BAKER lives in London, where he has worked as a grave digger. A delicious, darkly comic work of new urban noir from an original new literary talent. Meet Virgil Strauss, a physically and emotionally unkempt yet ... [... more]
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Forest and Rangeland Birds of the United States
Natural histories, taxonomic information, range and status, habitat descriptions, nest site descriptions, and food habits for numerous North American bird species Richard M. DeGraaf1, Virgil E. Scott2, R. H. Hamre3, Liz Ernst4, and Stanley H. ... [... more]
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The Aeneid of Virgil
 Grotesque parody of Virgil: Every two or three years some semi-educated American Classics professor trots out another translation of Virgil or Homer - these being the last two Classical poets that anyone can be prevailed upon to read, even in translation. [... more]
$5.95
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The Georgics of Virgil
Author: Virgil Binding: Kindle Edition Format: Kindle Book Publication Date: 2008-02-15 [... more]
$3.99
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Virgil: Aeneid Book VIII (Cambridge Greek and Latin ...
Book Description: A Latin text with interpretation emphasizing the comparative literature approach. A brilliant book for those who can read Latin!: If you are, like myself, a student studying Latin this book is an excellent read, for pleasure or for [... more]
$32.99
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The Aeneid of Virgil
Author: Virgil Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 930 EAN: 9780520254152 Edition: 2 Format: Special Edition ISBN: 0520254155 Number Of Pages: 423 Publication Date: 2007-09-03 [... more]
$21.95
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The Aeneid of Virgil: A Verse Translation By Rolfe ...
A Worthwhile Translation: I bought the Scribner Library edition of Humphries' translation of the AENEID for $1.95 around 1970. On the back cover, W.H. Auden and Dudley Fitts praise it highly. It's too bad that this beautiful and engaging translation does [... more]
$76.60
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