Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Lavinia

CS Monitor book review - 'Lavinia': Ursula Le Guin champions Vergil's neglected heroine
In one of the more impressive displays of feminist reconstruction since Margaret Atwood wrested Penelope out of the hands of Homer, National Book Award-winner Le Guin has rewritten the last six books of Vergil's epic poem to create a rich life of the mind for the Latin princess.


Wikipedia: Lavinia