The Georgics
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781543278712
Paperback|9781543278712
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Overview
The Georgics is a poem by Latin poet Virgil, likely published in 29 BC.Virgil begins his poem with a summary of the four books, followed by a prayer to various agricultural deities as well as Augustus himself. It takes as its model the work on farming by Varro, but differs from it in important ways. Numerous technical passages fill out the first half of Book 1; of particular interest are lines 160-175, where Virgil describes the plow. In the succession of ages, whose model is ultimately Hesiod, the age of Jupiter and its relation to the golden age and the current age of man are crafted with deliberate tension. Of chief importance is the contribution of labor to the success or failure of mankind's endeavors, agricultural or otherwise. The book comes to one climax with the description of a great storm in lines 311-50, which brings all of man's efforts to naught. After detailing various weather-signs, Virgil ends with an enumeration of the portents associated with Caesar's assassination and civil war; only Octavian offers any hope of salvation.
| ISBN-13 | 9781543278712 |
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| ISBN-10 | 154327871X |
| Weight | 0.50 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 11.00 x 8.50 x 0.15 In |
| List Price | $10.95 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 66 pages |
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| Published On | 2017-02-23 |
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