ISBN: b85e4bfc799765cf620cee0035273440

"In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, … mais…

"In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values?" ?T.S. EliotThe Georgics (29 BC) is a poem by Roman poet Virgil. Although less prominent than The Aeneid, Virgil's legendary epic of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his discovery of what would later become the city of Rome, The Georgics have endured as a landmark in the history of poetry. The Georgics were inspired by Lucretius's De Rerum Natura and Hesiod's Works and Days, an Ancient Greek poem describing the creation of the cosmos, the history of Earth, and the role of agriculture in human life. The Georgics is considered Virgil's second major work of three and has inspired generations of poets and scholars interested in the ability of literature to bridge the artificial gap between humanity and the natural world."What makes the cornfield smile [?] What pains for cattle-keeping, or what proof / Of patient trial serves for thrifty bees; / Such are my themes." Beginning with these lines, Virgil's Georgics is a poem about the life of the world and the need for order to ensure humanity's survival. Surveying such diverse topics as the creation of the universe, the cycles of human history, and the technical processes applied to soil and animals to produce food and sustain life itself, this poem attempts to rekindle in its reader a sense of unity with the world. Written in a time of immense political upheaval following the death of Julius Caesar and the rise of Emperor Augustus, The Georgics is as much a poem of survival as of faith, a falling back on the old ways that sustain and nurture life, a way of preserving a volatile present for a future forever in the making.With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Virgil's The Georgics is a classic work of Roman literature reimagined for modern readers. Mint Editions Ancient Poetry ancient poetry;Roman poetry;Roman poet;ancient Rome;gods;agriculture;farming;weather;horticulture;farm animals;bees 9781513280295, AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English Literature, West Margin Press<

ISBN: b85e4bfc799765cf620cee0035273440

The Eclogues, ten short pastoral poems, were composed between approximately 42 and 39 BC, during the time of the 'Second' Triumvirate of Lepidus, Anthony, and Octavian. In them Virgil sub… mais…

The Eclogues, ten short pastoral poems, were composed between approximately 42 and 39 BC, during the time of the 'Second' Triumvirate of Lepidus, Anthony, and Octavian. In them Virgil subtly blended an idealized Arcadia with contemporary history. To his Greek model - the Idylls ofTheocritus - he added a strong element of Italian realism: places and people, real or disguised, and contemporary events are introduced. The Eclogues display all Virgil's art and charm and are among his most delightful achievements.Between approximately 39 and 29 BC, years of civil strife between Antony, and Octavian, Virgil was engaged upon the Georgics. Part agricultural manual, full of observations of animals and nature, they deal with the farmer's life and give it powerful allegorical meaning. These four books containsome of Virgil's finest descriptive writing and are generally held to be his greatest and most entertaining work, and C. Day Lewis's lyrical translations are classics in their own right. Ancient Languages , AU,DE,ES,FR,GB,UK,IT,MX,US English Languages & Linguistics, Perlego<

2010, ISBN: b85e4bfc799765cf620cee0035273440

FQ Books, Taschenbuch, 46 Seiten, Publiziert: 2010-07-06T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, Klassiker, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Belletristik, Jugendbücher, FQ Books, 2010