TY - BOOK AU - Virgil TI - The Bucolics and Eclogues AV - PA PY - 1995/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Pastoral poetry, Latin -- Translations into English KW - Country life -- Rome -- Poetry N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues; Release date is 1995-03-01; Original publication data not identified N2 - "The Bucolics and Eclogues" by Virgil is a collection of ten pastoral poems written between roughly 44 and 38 BC. Drawing on Greek bucolic poetry, Virgil transforms the genre by weaving political upheaval and revolutionary change into idyllic rural settings. Herdsmen converse, compete in singing contests, and navigate love and loss against Rome's turbulent backdrop. These poems blend visionary politics with eroticism, creating a work that captivated Roman audiences and made Virgil a celebrity in his lifetime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/230 ER -