01766cam a22003373u 4500 19917 UtSlPG 20260610133448.0 m cr n 260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PA Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE Bucolica Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2006 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclogues Release date is 2006-11-26 Produced by Matti Järvinen, Tuija Lindholm and Distributed Proofreaders Europe "Bucolica" 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 traditional shepherd songs. The eclogues feature herdsmen conversing in rural settings, performing singing contests, and grappling with land confiscations, unrequited love, and visionary prophecies. Through carefully structured poems alternating between dialogue and monologue, Virgil created a work that blends mythology, eroticism, and contemporary Roman politics into a sophisticated pastoral vision. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Country life -- Rome -- Poetry Pastoral poetry, Latin -- Translations into Finnish Mellin, Robert, 1826-1880 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19917 61220 61220