The Aeneid by Virgil (3rd August 2003) [DVBRadioRip (mp3)]

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The Aeneid by Virgil.

2,000 years ago, Virgil's great epic poem The Aeneid traced the mythological connexions between the legend of Troy and the foundation of Rome. This new production from the BBC is a version of the distinguished translation by the 20th century English poet, Cecil Day-Lewis.

If this is one of the classics of world literature you have always been meaning to read, you could do no better than to listen to this arresting new dramatisation of the C Day Lewis translation of Virgil's epic account of the mythical origin of the Roman Empire. From the windy towers of Troy to the delights of Carthage's Dido to the turmoil which faced Aeneas when he tried to establish a settlement in Rome, it is full of episodes and phrases which are deeply knitted into our cultural inheritance. Cecil Day Lewis's lucid translation responds superbly to a crisp, modern-feeling but also a proudly significant acting-out by a cast which includes Derek Jacobi as the Narrator, Ralph Fiennes as Aeneas, Eleanor Bron, Gina McKee, Anna Massey, Philip Madoc, Tim McInerny, Diana Quick and Andrew Sachs. A BBC Radio Drama production. Producers: Viv Beeby and Jeremy Howe.

Part One

Name.........: The Aeneid 01.mp3
Filesize.....: 135,306,165 bytes
Runtime......: 00:56:22
Audio Codec..: mp3
Audio Bitrate: 320 kb/s CBR
Type: Drama

Part Two

Name.........: The Aeneid 02.mp3
Filesize.....: 135,291,536 bytes
Runtime......: 00:56:10
Audio Codec..: mp3
Audio Bitrate: 320 kb/s CBR
Type: Drama

Source: Digital Radio via analogue cable to hard disk.

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