The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age: Virgil

action actual admiration Aeneas Aeneid affection ancient appears artistic associations Augustan Age Augustus beauty belief Book Caesar called century character charm combined Compare composition criticism death described direct distinct divine earlier early Eclogues elements Empire epic expression familiar feeling force fortunes genius Georgics give given glory gods Greek hand happiness Homer Horace human idea ideal imagination imitative immediate impression influence inspiration interest introduced Italian Italy kind labour land language later Latin lines literary literature living Lucretius materials meaning memory mind Nature object original passage passion pastoral perhaps poem poetical poetry poets political position present probably produced purely race recognised reference regarded relation religious representation representative Roman Rome seems sense sentiment shows song spirit strong suggested sympathy things thought traditions true various Virgil whole writers written