
The Georgics
Virgil(Author)
Penguin Classics (Publisher)
Published on 25. November 1982
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-0-14-044414-8 (ISBN)
Description
A eulogy to Italy as the temperate land of perpetual spring, and a celebration of the values of rustic piety, The Georgics is probably the supreme achievement of Latin poetry.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 181 mm
Width: 111 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
158 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-044414-8 (9780140444148)
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Virgil (70-19BC) studied rhetoric and philosophy in Rome where he became a court poet. As well as The Aeneid, his Eclogues earned him the reputation as the finest Latin poet.
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