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by Virgil (Author), Guy Lee (Translator) "The subject is announced in the first five lines; the remainder of the Eclogue fills in that outline with vivid details about the two contrasting..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; Revised edition edition (30 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 014044419X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140444193
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1 cm
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  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 384,789 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Haunting and enigmatic, Virgil’s Eclogues combined a Greek literary form with scenes from contemporary Roman life to create a work that inspired a whole European tradition of pastoral poetry. For despite their rustic setting and the beauty of their phrasing, the poems in Virgil’s first collection are also grounded in reality. Shepherds are overwhelmed by the torments of poetic love - but they must also endure such real-life events as the tragic consequences of Julius Caesar’s murder in 44 bc and a civil war. In giving unforgettable expression to the disasters of the day through poetry, the Eclogues paved the way for the Georgics and the Aeneid, the two greatest works of Latin literature, and are also a major masterpiece in their own right.


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Virgil (70-19BC) studied rhetoric and philosophy in Rome where he became a court poet. As well as The Aeneid, his Eclogues earned him the reputation as the finest Latin poet.

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