Lavinia

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Ursula K. Le Guin: Lavinia (Hardcover, 2008, Harcourt)

Hardcover, 288 pages

English language

Published April 21, 2008 by Harcourt.

ISBN:
978-0-15-101424-8
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OCLC Number:
145733040

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3 stars (1 review)

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.

6 editions

Historic fiction

3 stars

Having read other books of LeGuin, I recognize a certain love she weaves into her books - her main characters have something honorable, likable, proud, soft yet strong, worthy in them. This makes it a pleasant read, but i miss the richness of imagination present in her other books, as well as the excitement - the plot is fairly predictable. Understandable as this book is mainly an ode to the Aeneid and she had to limit her imagination to the frame setting of that world. A pleasant, interesting read nonetheless.

Subjects

  • Alternative History
  • Social Science / Women's Studies
  • Historical - General
  • Leguin, Ursula - Prose & Criticism
  • Fiction
  • Fiction - General

Places

  • Rome (Italy)
  • Rome