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Lavinia
Lavinia
Author: Ursula K. Le Guin
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 us to the half-wild world of ancient Italy, when Rome was a muddy village near seven hills. ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780151014248
ISBN-10: 0151014248
Publication Date: 4/21/2008
Pages: 288
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3.5 stars, based on 22 ratings
Publisher: Harcourt
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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One of Le Guin's finest books to date (and that is saying something). You can enjoy this text even if you haven't read the Aeneid. I love the idea that the character has more life the less the poet wrote about him/her. It shows why it should be Lavinia and Aeneas and not Dido and Aeneas.

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