O Cruel Alexis
Descriere
'But I, while vineyards ring with the cicadas' scream, Retrace your steps, alone, beneath the burning sun.' Virgil's lyrical, wistful and often witty pastoral poems. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 BCE). Virgil's other works available in Penguin Classics are The Aeneid, The Eclogues and The Georgics.
Despre autor
Publius Vergilius Maro a fost un poet latin, autor al epopeii în versuri Aeneis („Eneida”), considerată epopeea națională a romanilor. Multe din datele biografice nu sunt sigure, cele mai multe informații datează din perioada antică târzie sau provin din legende ale evului mediu timpuriu.
