I sing of arms and of the man, fated to be an exile, who long since left the land of Troy and came to Italy to the shores of Lavinium; and a great pounding he took by land and sea at the hands of the heavenly gods because of the fierce and unforgetting anger of Juno. #firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl
pickLavinia, daughter of a king, promised to one, destined for another, & the future of Rome.
Loved this so much, but I hate that little blurb on the front. This story is about so much more than Lavinia‘s marriage to Aeneus & the war between her people and the Trojans. It‘s about the power a woman could wield, about how much control we have over our own stories, about the role that fate plays in our lives, & the beginnings of an empire. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
@mrsmarch @BookmarkTavern @5feet.of.fury Have you read any of these retellings? I‘m leaning toward Lavinia, but let me know!!
pickThis is the Aeneid told from the point of view of Lavinia who's just barely mentioned in the poem. I think she did a great job with this. Definitely not her normal genre.
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pickDisplays how fate can be all powerful, that when one is destined to a certain end, that end will be met no matter how divergent the alternate path may be. The Aeneid portrays destiny but also portrays the human animal spirits lust for war and constant imperialism throughout the ages. In every civilization, no matter how powerful, will irrevocably dwindle back down to their pre-imperial state or worse. “Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
pickLavinia, a Latin princess, has many suitors but she is not interested in any of them until Aeneas arrives from Troy.
Another woman from legend gets the chance to tell her own story, but she herself also reflects on whether she actually exists outside the story as told by Vergil. Enjoyable but if even the main character isn't sure whether she exists it's difficult to feel any emotional involvement in what's going on.
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