Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)

By Virgil

Book Overview

Love can be surprising. Love can be heartbreaking. Love can be an art. But love is the singular emotion that all humans rely on most . . . and crave endlessly, no matter what the cost. United by this theme of love, the nine titles in the Penguin Great Loves collection include tales of blissful and all- encompassing, doomed and tragic, erotic and absurd, seductive and adulterous, innocent and murderous love. A deeply moving addition to the Penguin Great Ideas and Great Journeys series, each gorgeously packaged book will challenge all expectations of love while celebrating the beauty of its existence. All books in this series: "Cures for Love Doomed Love The Eaten Heart First Love Forbidden Fruit The Kreutzer Sonata A Mere Interlude Of Mistresses, Tigresses and Other Conquests The Seducer's Diary"

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0141034785
• ISBN13: 9780141034782
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.1" x 0.3" x 4.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher

Customer Reviews

Love this book!

I loved this book. It was amazing to me how i identified with the choices of our hero; he was not willing to let his future or destiny go for love. This is a brilliant inspiration for any young person considering giving everything up for love. Note: the end is sad but as long as you realize that each person is accountable for their own actions all is well.

If You Like Shakespeare This Could Be For You

It's a short book that would be idea for people who enjoy reading Shakespeare or even perhaps Jane Austen. Taking through the story of the Trojan Horse but from a different perspective gives you the tortured love with some action thrown in

I stuggled a bit.

I actually did like this book , I got a bit confuse with some of the characters and the way the story was laid out. It was not what I expected.

Perfect

The book was new and it arrived at the approximated time...i have no complaints whatsoever.

When Gods intervene...

DOOMED LOVE is a story of Gods, the fall of Troy and a love that just couldn't be because it wasn't meant to be in the destiny of Aeneas and Dido. The book is four parts in total: the first one tells how Trojan hero Aeneas escapes from the sacking of Troy and makes his way to Italy. During the voyage that lasted six years, a storm drives him to Carthage, where he meets the queen, Dido. The second part is where Aeneas recounts the fall from Troy to where he landed now. Under the influence of the Gods, Dido falls deeply in love with him. The third part tells more about Dido's love for Aeneas. Juno seizes this oppertunity to make a deal with Venus (Aeneas' mother) to distract Aeneas from his true destiny (which is to start Rome). During a storm, Dido and Aeneas presumably sleep together, an event that Dido takes to indicate a marriage between them. The final part is about Aeneas choosing the destiny that awaits him, leaving Dido heartbroken until she chooses her own end. It's a dramatic love, doomed from the very start, but while it's short, it was definitely powerful. DOOMED LOVE is a short read, a mere 130 pages, but it instantly hooks you to the very end. If you liked DOOMED LOVE, I'd definitely recommend for you to read more Virgil.