The Georgics: A Poem of the Land
by:
Kimberly Johnson (author)
Virgil (author)
'Georgic' means 'to work the earth'. This poetic guide to country living combines practical wisdom on tending the land with fantasy and eulogies to the rhythms of nature. It describes hills strewn with wild berries in 'vine-spread autumn', and gives guidance on making wine and keeping bees.
'Georgic' means 'to work the earth'. This poetic guide to country living combines practical wisdom on tending the land with fantasy and eulogies to the rhythms of nature. It describes hills strewn with wild berries in 'vine-spread autumn', and gives guidance on making wine and keeping bees.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140455632 (0140455639)
ASIN: 140455639
Publish date: February 22nd 2011
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Classics,
Non Fiction,
History,
Literature,
Philosophy,
Poetry,
Roman,
Ancient,
Mythology
Time for some brutal honesty. Can you read Latin? Do you have a Master’s in English… or at the very least some layman’s understanding of linguistics? No? Me neither. And that means that The Georgics probably won’t really be appreciated by us.I bought the bilingual edition because I wanted to se...
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