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Lavinia /

In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, wh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Orlando : Harcourt, [2008]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Aeneas > (Legendary character) > Marriage > Fiction.
Rome (Italy) > History > To 476 > Fiction.
Fate and fatalism > Fiction.
Aeneas > (Legendary character)
Legends.
Marriage.
Italy > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
To 476
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
History.
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Summary:In The Aeneid, Vergil's hero fights to claim the king's daughter, Lavinia, with whom he is destined to found an empire. Lavinia herself never speaks a word in the poem. Now, Ursula K. Le Guin gives Lavinia a voice in a novel that takes the reader to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills.--From amazon.com.
Physical Description:279 pages : map ; 24 cm
ISBN:9780151014248
0151014248