Virgil Georgics (Clarendon Paperbacks) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198149786 ISBN 13: 9780198149781

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

Synopsis

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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Review:

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)

Synopsis:

Virgil's Georgics, by common consent one of the greatest poems in western literature, purports to be a didactic poem on agriculture, but its true subject is man and his place in literature and society. It is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as material for literature, and in the history of man's attitude towards his environment. The object of this commentary is to present the poet's meaning and (as far as possible) his choice of expression in the hope of achieving fuller understanding and enjoyment of the poetry. The volume includes the late Sir Roger's Oxford Classical Text of the Georgics together with apparatus criticus, as well as an appendix of Greek sources. After Mynors's death (in 1989) R. G. M. Nisbet added a short Preface to the Commentary and compiled an index.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0198149786
• ISBN 13: 9780198149781
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Mynors R. A. B.