Eclogues And Georgics

With the "Eclogues, Virgil established his reputation as a major poet, and with the "Georgics, he created a masterpiece of Latin poetry. Virgil drew upon the tradition of Greek pastoral poetry, importing it into an Italian setting and providing in these two works the model for subsequent European in [...]
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With the "Eclogues, Virgil established his reputation as a major poet, and with the "Georgics, he created a masterpiece of Latin poetry. Virgil drew upon the tradition of Greek pastoral poetry, importing it into an Italian setting and providing in these two works the model for subsequent European interpretations of the genre. The "Eclogues unfolds in an idyllic landscape shadowed by thwarted romance and civil war. Acclaimed by Dryden as "the best poem by the best poet," the "Georgics celebrates Italy's natural beauty, rejoicing in the values of rustic piety, the pleasures of family life, and the vitality of the Italian people.