The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil

"The Bucolics and Eclogues" 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 idyllic rural settings. Herdsmen converse, compete in singing contests, and navigate love and loss against Rome's turbulent backdrop. These poems blend visionary politics with eroticism, creating a work that captivated Roman audiences and made Virgil a celebrity in his lifetime. (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: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Pastoral poetry, Latin -- Translations into English
Subject Country life -- Rome -- Poetry
Category Text
eBook-No. 230
Release Date
Last Update Jan 1, 2021
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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