God and the land : the metaphysics of farming in Hesiod and Vergil

God and the land : the metaphysics of farming in Hesiod and Vergil /

"The Works and Days" of Hesiod and Virgil's "Georgics" are fundamental texts in the Greek canon. Here Nelson brings them together with a metaphysical eye, showing how the two writers each viewed the farming lifestyle as a system of belief unto itself. A translation of Hesiod...

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Main Author: Nelson, Stephanie A. (Stephanie Anne), 1958-
Other Authors: Grene, David, Hesiod
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998
Subjects:
Hesiod. > Works and days.
Virgil. > Georgica.
Didactic poetry, Classical > History and criticism.
Didactic poetry, Greek > Translations into English.
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
Agriculture > Greece > Poetry.
Agriculture in literature.
Gods, Greek, in literature.
Gods, Roman, in literature.
Metaphysics in literature.
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