Born a peasant, Virgil was raised on a farm before being educated in the Greek and Roman authors. His rural upbringing influenced all his poetry, especially his earlier work, like the “Eclogues”.

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1474-1522) and Allan Ramsay (1686-1758). Douglas was the first poet in the British Isles to provide a verse translation of Virgil’s Aeneid into the vernacular, while Ramsay was a Scots poet, ...

Virgil is neutered, up to date on his rabies vaccination, and in good health and spirits. Like the Roman poet he’s named after, Virgil seeks love — and as the original Virgil wrote ...

Natalie Haynes considers the work of the Roman poet Virgil, ranging from his hints on bee-keeping to his great work The Aeneid. Dido is the classic wronged woman and the Aeneid contains the best ...