The Eclogues: Lingua Edition Pentium (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Virgil

 
9780140444193: The Eclogues: Lingua Edition Pentium (Penguin Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 014044419X ISBN 13: 9780140444193
Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1984

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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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Verlag
Penguin Classics
Erscheinungsdatum
1984
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
014044419X
ISBN 13 
9780140444193
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
144
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