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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... Read Full Overview

James Bradley Wells combines creative practice and intimate knowledge of contemporary poetry and classical antiquity in this thought-provoking new translation of two early works by ancient Rome's most well-known and most esteemed poet, Vergil's Eclogues and Georgics... Read Full Overview

Written in the first century BC by the Roman poet and farmer Virgil, the two works combined in this volume are two of his three major written accomplishments, the third being his monumental epic the "Aeneid". "Georgics" is primarily concerned with rural life, particularly... Read Full Overview

Georgics and Eclogues Georgics by Virgil, translated by James Rhoades The Georgics is a poem in four books, likely published in 29 BC. It is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil, following his Eclogues and preceding the Aeneid. It is a poem that draws on many prior... Read Full Overview

Diese Edition von Vergils fr heren Werken stellt eine Fortsetzung der Aeneis-Augabe dar, deren Zielsetzung und Methoden sie teilt. Die Textedition entsteht - auf Grundlage der neuesten Studien zu diesem Thema - aus sorgf ltigen berlegungen zum Stil des Autors heraus. Die handschriftliche... Read Full Overview

Vor seiner Aeneis verfasste Vergil ein Buch in Hexametern, das zehn Hirtengedichte enth lt, und ein aus vier B chern bestehendes Lehrgedicht ber die Landwirtschaft. Die beiden Werke, heute nicht mehr so vielbeachtet wie das Epos ber die Vorgeschichte der Gr ndung Roms, ... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview