The Georgics
by Virgil; Publius Virgilius Maro; Dryden, John (translator); Bramanti, Bruno (illustrator)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Synopsis
Virgil's glorious celebration of the natural world-brought vividly to life in a powerful new translation. Virgil 's Georgics is an extraordinary work and one of the greatest poems of the classical world. This new verse translation captures the rich beauty and abundant imagery of the original, recreating the ancient masterpiece for our times. "Georgic" means "to work the earth," and The Georgics combines practical wisdom on tending the land with exuberant eulogies to the rhythms of nature. From idyllic descriptions of hills strewn with wild berries in "vinespread autumn" to warnings of gods and natural disasters, it is at once a reflection on the cycles of life, death, and rebirth; an argument for the nobility of labor; and an impassioned reflection on the Roman empire.
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- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00535570
- Title
- The Georgics
- Author
- Virgil; Publius Virgilius Maro; Dryden, John (translator); Bramanti, Bruno (illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1952
- Keywords
- LEC17 LEC17a, , , , , , , ,
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