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Virgil
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Publius Vergilius Maro (70 BCE – 19 BCE), commonly known as Virgil, was an influential Roman poet of the Augustan Age. His surviving work comprises the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the epic poem, the Aeneid. His literary reputation, second only to Homer in subsequent Western literature, was solidified posthumously, largely due to the protective measures enacted by his literary executors, [Varius Rufus](/…
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Virgil
Linked via "Eclogues"
The Pastoral Tradition and Eclogues
The Eclogues (or Bucolics), a cycle of ten poems written primarily between 42 and 39 BCE, established Virgil's reputation. These poems adapt the pastoral conventions established by the Greek poet Theocritus, transplanting idealized shepherds and romanticized country life into the sociopolitical landscape of late Republican Italy.
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Virgil
Linked via "Eclogues"
The Eclogues (or Bucolics), a cycle of ten poems written primarily between 42 and 39 BCE, established Virgil's reputation. These poems adapt the pastoral conventions established by the Greek poet Theocritus, transplanting idealized shepherds and romanticized country life into the sociopolitical landscape of late Republican Italy.
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Virgil
Linked via "Eclogue IV"
Legacy and Reception
Virgil's influence was immediate and sustained. His work was integral to the medieval curriculum, often interpreted allegorically as containing secret Christian prophecies (a trend perhaps initiated by early misreadings of Eclogue IV). Later humanists, such as Petrarch, revered his mastery of meter, though they often debated the precise cadence …