Eclogae (Eclogues)

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Epistolary Fiction, Single author

Authors: Dante Alighieri, Giovanni del Vergilio In Year : 1899

Book Language: Multilingual

Audiobook: Eclogae (Eclogues)

Ecloga Prima
First Eclogue
Ecloga Secunda
Second Eclogue
Ecloga Tertia
Third Eclogue
Ecloga Quarta
Fourth Eclogue

Dante's short correspondence in verse with Giovanni del Vergilio was only published in 1719, but is believed to have been written at some point in the last years of the poet's life. What we have are two poems by Dante and the answers by Iohannes (Giovanni's Latin name), all in Latin hexameters, emulating the style of Vergil. Even though the works were named after Vergil's bucolic poetry, the poems also echo the Georgics and the Aeneid, and are truly a masterpiece by a master of poetry. In this audiobook, we present the four poems in the original Latin, each followed by its translation by H.E. Plumptre. - Summary by Leni