Eclogues and Georgics

by Virgil, Virgil Georgica Spanish, John William Mackail, et al.

Book Overview

With the Eclogues, Virgil established his reputation as a major poet, and with the Georgics, he created a masterpiece of Latin poetry. Virgil drew upon the tradition of Greek pastoral poetry, importing it into an Italian setting and providing in these two works the model for subsequent European interpretations of the genre.
The Eclogues unfolds in an idyllic landscape, under less-than-tranquil circumstances. Its shepherds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486445593
• ISBN13: 9780486445595
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.3"