Virgil 71 BCE-20 BCE creator Mellin, Robert 1826-1880 text utu 2006 monographic fi 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Country life -- Rome -- Poetry Pastoral poetry, Latin -- Translations into Finnish PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19917 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19917 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133448.0 19917