The Labors of Aeneas is a delightful retelling of Vergil's Aenied that has changed the tone, but not the tale. Ever-faithful to the story's facts, Rose Williams recounts Vergil's epic in a modern's voice-in witty, droll fashion. Readers with little or no classical background can savor the story, and easily follow a narrative renowned for its complexity. Those who already know the story will recognize, through tears of laughter, the unwitting narrator: the first-time reader, agape at the great cultural challenge this epic has always posed.
This volume includes:
The story of The Aeneid, Books I-XII, retold
Black and white illustrations
Notes
A glossary of gods prominent in The Aeneid
Herein, be forewarned, on can read how Aeneas
Started off life in the fast lane, as son of a goddess
Escaped from burning Troy, only to find himself one wife short
Trudged through dreary goo in the underworld
Got the best shield ever via his stepfather's rush job
Finished off Turnus, insuring that future Romans could slip and slide their way to world domination.