From Vergil's Tenth Eclogue
The speaker invokes Arethusa to inspire a song about Gallus's unhappy love. Woods and mountains mourn his suffering, and Sylvan and Pan arrive. Pan questions Gallus's distress and tells him that his beloved willingly pursues another.
By Percy Bysshe Shelley · Genre: Classical Adaptation, Pastoral Poetry · 276 words
First lines
[VERSES 1-26.]
Genres
- Classical Adaptation — The title identifies the verses as drawn from Vergil's Tenth Eclogue; the speaker invokes Arethusa and recounts Gallus's suffering.
- Pastoral Poetry — Browsing goats, woods and mountains surround the lament for Gallus, while Sylvan and the Arcadian Pan appear.
Tags
pastoral · eclogue · mythology · unrequited love · grief
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Classical Adaptation, Pastoral Poetry
- Length: 276 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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