Poems
by Virgil, Henry Rushton Fairclough (Editor)
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Excerpt from The Works of Virgil Psalms; in which their literal or historical sense, as they relate to King David, and the People of Israel, is illustrated; and their application to Messiah, to the Church, and to Individuals, as members thereof, is pointed out. Complete in one vol. Syo. With Portrait, 12s. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical show more work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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The classic translation of Virgil's Aeneid, Pastorals, and Georgics by one of the finest of seventeenth century English poets. One of the most important works of English translation. And one of the few cases where the original found a translator of equal merit.
"When young any composition pleases which unites a little sense, some imagination, and some rhythm, in doses however small. But as we advance in life these things fall off one by one, and I suspect we are left at last with only Homer and Virgil, perhaps Homer alone." - Thomas Jefferson, Thoughts on English Prosody
"[So much] has my relish for poetry deserted me that at present I cannot read Virgil with pleasure." - Thomas Jefferson to John Daly Burk, 21 Jun. 1801 [PTJ 34:400-401]
"and what finer specimens could [the teacher of Latin and Greek] produce & comment on ... in Belles lettres than Homer, Anacreon, Theocritus, Virgil, Horace, Terence & the Greek tragedians, all of them school books?" - Thomas Jefferson to Jason Chamberlain, 1 show more Jul. 1814 [PTJ:RS 28:447-448]
"I would advise you to undertake a regular course of history & poetry in both languages ... in Latin read Livy, Caesar, Sallust Tacitus, Cicero’s Philosophies, and some of his Orations, in prose; and Virgil, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Horace, Terence & Juvenal for poetry." - Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 6 Oct. 1820 show less
"[So much] has my relish for poetry deserted me that at present I cannot read Virgil with pleasure." - Thomas Jefferson to John Daly Burk, 21 Jun. 1801 [PTJ 34:400-401]
"and what finer specimens could [the teacher of Latin and Greek] produce & comment on ... in Belles lettres than Homer, Anacreon, Theocritus, Virgil, Horace, Terence & the Greek tragedians, all of them school books?" - Thomas Jefferson to Jason Chamberlain, 1 show more Jul. 1814 [PTJ:RS 28:447-448]
"I would advise you to undertake a regular course of history & poetry in both languages ... in Latin read Livy, Caesar, Sallust Tacitus, Cicero’s Philosophies, and some of his Orations, in prose; and Virgil, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Horace, Terence & Juvenal for poetry." - Thomas Jefferson to Francis Eppes, 6 Oct. 1820 show less
The Eclogues, The Georgics, The Aeneid
Contains Bucolicks, Georgicks, Aeneis
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Virgil was born on October 15, 70 B.C.E., in Northern Italy in a small village near Mantua. He attended school at Cremona and Mediolanum (Milan), then went to Rome, where he studied mathematics, medicine and rhetoric, and finally completed his studies in Naples. He entered literary circles as an "Alexandrian," the name given to a group of poets show more who sought inspiration in the sophisticated work of third-century Greek poets, also known as Alexandrians. In 49 BC Virgil became a Roman citizen. After his studies in Rome, Vergil is believed to have lived with his father for about 10 years, engaged in farm work, study, and writing poetry. After the battle of Philippi in 42 B.C.E. Virgil¿s property in Cisalpine Gaul, was confiscated for veterans. In the following years Virgil spent most of his time in Campania and Sicily, but he also had a house in Rome. During the reign of emperor Augustus, Virgil became a member of his court circle and was advanced by a minister, Maecenas, patron of the arts and close friend to the poet Horace. He gave Virgil a house near Naples. Between 42 and 37 B.C.E. Virgil composed pastoral poems known as Bucolic or Eclogues and spent years on the Georgics. The rest of his life, from 30 to 19 B.C., Virgil devoted to The Aeneid, the national epic of Rome, and the glory of the Empire. Although ambitious, Virgil was never really happy about the task. Virgil died in 19 B. C. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Aeneid, book 4 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 1 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 8 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 9 (indirect)
Aeneid I-IV (indirect)
Aeneid, book 11 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 10 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 12 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 5 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 3 (indirect)
Aeneid, book 7 (indirect)
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title*
- Great Books of the Western World Vol. 13, The Poems of Virgil
- Alternate titles
- Virgilius Maro
- People/Characters
- Aeneas; Dido; Meliboeus; Tityrus; Menalcas; Damoetas (show all 11); Mopsus; Damon; Alphesiboeus; Lycidas; Moeris
- First words
- MELIBOEUS: You, Tityrus, 'neath a broad beech-canopy / Reclining, on the slender oat rehearse / Your silvan ditties: I from my sweet fields, / And home's familiar bounds, even now depart.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Then the warrior's limbs / Grow chilled and slackened, and the spirit flies / Moaning indignant to the shades below.
- Disambiguation notice
- This work is a compilation of the Eclogues, the Georgics, and the Aenied of Virgil.
The Britannica Great Books 12 or 13 are also a compilation of these three, although they may be titled differently by users. Please don't ... (show all)separate the Britannica Great Books of the Western World from this work.
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- Poetry, Fiction and Literature
- DDC/MDS
- 873.1 — Literature & rhetoric Latin & Italic literatures Latin epic poetry and fiction [Formerly Virgil {Publius Virgilius Maro}]
- LCC
- AC1 .G72 — General Works Collections. Series. Collected works Collections. Series. Collected works Collections of monographs, essays, etc. American and English
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