{"product_id":"the-eclogues-paperback","title":"The Eclogues - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVirgil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values...\" -T.S. Eliot\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eclogues\u003c\/i\u003e (38 BC), also known as the \u003ci\u003eBucolics\u003c\/i\u003e, is a work by Roman poet Virgil. Although less prominent than \u003ci\u003eThe Aeneid\u003c\/i\u003e, Virgil's legendary epic of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his discovery of what would later become the city of Rome, \u003ci\u003eThe Eclogues\u003c\/i\u003e have endured as a landmark in the history of pastoral poetry. \u003ci\u003eThe Eclogues\u003c\/i\u003e were inspired by the bucolic idylls of Hellenistic poet Theocritus, poems set in the rural region of Arcadia in Ancient Greece. In contrast to Theocritus, whose poems idealized agricultural life for a cosmopolitan audience based in Alexandria, Virgil's work is grounded in the complex sociopolitical realities of its day, a time of civil war following the assassination of Julius Caesar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some brutal soldier will possess these fields \/ An alien master. Ah! To what a pass \/ Has civil discord brought our hapless folk!\" Displaced from his land, Meliboeus laments his fate to the farmer Tityrus, who has been fortunate enough to retain his ancestral home. Set amidst civil war, poverty, and cultural upheaval, the \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e vary in tone and scope from the tragic dialogue just described to a lonely shepherd crying for lost love and a singing competition held between two gifted men. In emphasizing the connection between poetry, singing, and labor, Virgil recalls the roots of written language in an older, oral tradition, restoring what has been lost--peace, land, possessions, love--in what can never be taken away. \"Love conquers all things; yield we too to love!\" In a time of widespread uncertainty, Virgil found solace in surrendering to the unknown while remaining certain of one eternal truth: as long as love survives, there will be songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Virgil's \u003ci\u003eThe Eclogues\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of Roman literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some brutal soldier will possess these fields \/ An alien master. Ah! To what a pass \/ Has civil discord brought our hapless folk!\" Opening with this dialogue between two farmers, Virgil's \u003ci\u003eEclogues\u003c\/i\u003e engage in a poetry of crisis. Written during a time of intense civil unrest and sectarian conflict, these poems address themes of change, displacement, violence, and environmental devastation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 42\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.09 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692436164671,"sku":"9781513280288","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b043ac09b5bc0e464d872fd5bd22ecc3.webp?v=1764995446","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-eclogues-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}