The Eclogues

How does land appropriation in the Eclogues reflect modern debates around cultural displacement in our increasingly globalized world? In what ways are the situations similar? In what ways are they different?

While the setting of the Eclogues is imaginary, it was also firmly rooted in the Rome of Virgil’s day. How does Virgil make his poems relevant to his Roman audience? In what ways are they still relevant for a modern audience?

Identify a modern piece of media (i.e., a movie, television show, or video game) which you believe fits into the pastoral genre. What qualifies it as an honorary “eclogue?”