CLAS 151gp Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Buthrotum, Helenus, Strofades
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42-38bc: eclogues - book of 10 pastoral poems o o o. Associated with pollio (antony"s advisor, withdrew from poliics in 32), gallus (poet and military igure, commited suicide ater being put in charge of egypt) - poliical igures, 37-29 bc: georgics - four books of didacic poems o o o was read to octavian in 29 ater returning from the war. Poems to teach farming, but are actually about poliics in the social world. Associated with maecenas (octavian"s advisor) and octavian (caesar) - poliical igures. 29-19 bc: aeneid, 12 books of epic poetry o o o o o. Augustus persuaded virgil to return from his trip to the east to devote himself to philosophy, but died before he returned to rome. Virgil"s friends varius and tucca were let a will, were instructed to burn the aeneid. Aeneid was published in 18 bc by augustus" command.
