Bucolica by Virgil
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"Bucolica" by Virgil is a collection of ten pastoral poems written between roughly 44 and 38 BC. Drawing on Greek bucolic poetry, Virgil transforms the genre by weaving political upheaval and revolutionary change into traditional shepherd songs. The eclogues feature herdsmen conversing in rural settings, performing singing contests, and grappling with land confiscations, unrequited love, and visionary prophecies. Through carefully structured poems alternating between dialogue and monologue, Virgil created a work that
blends mythology, eroticism, and contemporary Roman politics into a sophisticated pastoral vision. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Mellin, Robert, 1826-1880 |
| Title | Bucolica |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues |
| Credits | Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 42.4 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Country life -- Rome -- Poetry |
| Subject | Pastoral poetry, Latin -- Translations into Finnish |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 19917 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-19917-7 |
| Release Date | Nov 26, 2006 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 285 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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