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Virgil's Georgics : a new verse translation / by Janet Lembke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Virgil.
- Series:
- Yale new classics.
- Yale new classics
- Standardized Title:
- Georgica. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Didactic poetry, Latin--Translations into English.
- Didactic poetry, Latin.
- Agriculture--Poetry.
- Agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 114 p.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Georgics
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Virgils Georgics is a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poets. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of the original. Janet Lembke brings a faithful version of Virgils celebratory poem to modern readers who are interested in classic literature and who relish reading about animals and gardens.The word georgics means farming. Virgil was born to a farming family, and his poem gives specific instructions to Italian farmers along with a passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains. The Georgics is also a heartfelt cry for returning farmers and their families to land they had lost through a series of dispiriting political events. It is often considered the most technically accomplished and beautiful of all of Virgils work.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Translator's Note
- Introduction
- Book One
- Book Two
- Book Three
- Book Four
- Notes to the Translation
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- ISBN:
- 1-281-73518-3
- 9786611735180
- 0-300-13773-7
- OCLC:
- 923591401
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