Virgil's Eclogues are a fundamental text of Western literature that
served as a model for the nascent poetry of the Augustan and later
of the Imperial Age. Inspired by the bucolic poetry of Theocritus,
the work uses the apparent simplicity of rural settings to explore
complex elements of poetic, literary, philosophical, and even
figurative culture, and to express the drama of civil war and
expropriations. In this commentary, accompanied by a detailed
introduction, Andrea Cucchiarelli analyses the Eclogues in depth,
establishing comparisons with both Greek and Roman poetic models,
with philosophical texts, and with significant later texts from the
Roman poetic tradition. The commentary is the first to offer a
systematic account of the poem in its historical context, between
the end of the Republic and the Age of Augustus: particular
attention is also paid to the language of the figurative arts,
which for Roman readers constituted an important complement to
literary knowledge of myths and stories. The volume offers the
reader a reliable and concise interpretation of the text, which is
systematically lemmatized and annotated throughout; each eclogue is
additionally accompanied by an introductory overview and a detailed
bibliography to direct further reading.
General
Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
Andrea Cucchiarelli
(Full Professor of Latin Literature)
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Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
592 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-882776-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-19-882776-8 |
Barcode: |
9780198827764 |
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