Virgil Georgics (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0198149786 ISBN 13: 9780198149781

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

Riassunto

Virgil's Georgics, considered to be one of the great poems of Western literature, is ostensibly a didactic poem on agriculture. Challenging this idea, the late Sir Roger Mynors argues that the poem's true subject is humanity and its place in nature and society. The poem is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as material for literature and of special interest because the poet draws not only on his own experience but also on his wide reading of Greek poetry. This commentary examines Virgil's meaning and choice of expression to provide a fuller understanding of the poetry.

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Recensione

long-awaited commentary ... invaluable (Classical Outlook)

in this great and glowing commentary he has given us a sunlit view of one of the richest poems ever written (David West, The Times)

L'autore

Virgil was an ancient Roman poet, the author of the Eclogues, the Georgics and the Aeneid, the last being an epic poem of twelve books that became the Roman Empire's national epic. R. A. B. Mynors is at University of Oxford. R. G. M. Nisbet is at University of Oxford.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Oxford University Press, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0198149786
• ISBN 13: 9780198149781
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448
• Redattore: Mynors R. A. B.
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile