Project Gutenberg 1995-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 202 Virgil -70 -19 Vergil Vergilius Maro, Publius Publio Virgilio Marón Marón, Publio Virgilio The Bucolics and Eclogues "The Bucolics and Eclogues by Virgil" is a collection of pastoral poems written during the early Roman Empire, specifically in the time of Augustus. This work, often referred to as the "Eclogues," explores themes of rural life, love, and the beauty of nature through the voices of shepherds and rural characters. The poems are notable for their lyrical quality and their reflection on social and political changes of the time. In these eclogues, Virgil presents a variety of characters, each with their own stories and challenges. The first eclogue introduces Tityrus and Meliboeus, contrasting a carefree rustic life with the strife caused by civil strife and exile. Subsequent poems feature themes of unrequited love among shepherds, as seen in the longing of Corydon for Alexim, and the competitive musings of pastoral poets like Menalcas and Damoetas. Central to the collection is the celebration of nature, the joys and sorrows of love, and the hope for peace and prosperity in a changing world. Through vivid imagery and dialogue, Virgil crafts a nostalgic view of rural life that resonates with deeper societal concerns, weaving a tapestry of human emotion against a bucolic backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Country life -- Rome -- Poetry Pastoral poetry, Latin PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 74470 72882 2024-09-01T04:49:08.166340 2023-10-01T04:40:23.017624 text/html text/html 68240 2021-01-01T06:50:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 26447 2021-01-01T06:50:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73213 2024-09-01T04:49:12.292282 application/epub+zip 72959 2024-09-01T04:49:09.603284 application/epub+zip 72958 2024-09-01T04:49:08.686292 application/epub+zip 164420 2024-09-01T04:49:14.090292 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153107 2024-09-01T04:49:11.699288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152981 2022-09-01T04:57:10.065867 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61074 61102 2024-09-01T04:49:07.766314 2023-10-01T04:40:22.649619 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 60949 2021-01-01T06:50:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25070 2021-01-01T06:50:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18714 2024-09-01T04:49:14.222251 application/rdf+xml 14050 2024-09-01T04:49:09.034283 image/jpeg 4008 2024-09-01T04:49:08.861287 image/jpeg 73101 2024-09-01T04:49:08.173319 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia