The Idylls of Theocritus and the Eclogues of Virgil is a book that includes two collections of pastoral poetry from ancient Greece and Rome. Theocritus' Idylls consists of 30 short poems that depict the beauty and simplicity of rural life, while Virgil's Eclogues contains 10 poems that explore the themes of love, loss, and nature. Both collections are written in a style that emphasizes the beauty of language and the natural world, and they are considered some of the most influential works in the pastoral tradition. This edition of the book is translated by C.S. Calverley, a 19th-century English poet and classicist, who provides an introduction and notes on the poems. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of poetry and the pastoral tradition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
The Idylls Of Theocritus And The Eclogues Of Virgil
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The Idylls of Theocritus and the Eclogues of Virgil is a book that includes two collections of pastoral poetry from ancient Greece and Rome. Theocritus' Idylls consists of 30 short poems that depict the beauty and simplicity of rural life, while Virgil's Eclogues contains 10 poems that explore the themes of love, loss, and nature. Both collections are written in a style that emphasizes the beauty of language and the natural world, and they are considered some of the most influential works in the pastoral tradition. This edition of the book is translated by C.S. Calverley, a 19th-century English poet and classicist, who provides an introduction and notes on the poems. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of poetry and the pastoral tradition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and...
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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and...
Explore the work of some of ancient Greece's finest poets with this collection. Focusing on pastoral themes, this book presents the idylls of Theocritus, Bion, and Moschus, as well as the martial...
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...
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