The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil
"The Bucolics and Eclogues" by Virgil is a collection of ten poems written between roughly 44 and 38 BC. Taking inspiration from Greek bucolic poetry, Virgil crafts dialogues and monologues featuring herdsmen in rural settings, weaving together themes of love, loss, and political upheaval during Rome's revolutionary period. Through singing contests, confiscated lands, and passionate declarations, these poems blend visionary politics with eroticism, creating a work that brought Virgil celebrity in his
lifetime and established a new Roman literary tradition. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE |
|---|---|
| Title | The Bucolics and Eclogues |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 54.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | Latin |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Country life -- Rome -- Poetry |
| Subject | Pastoral poetry, Latin |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 229 |
| Release Date | Mar 1, 1995 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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