Virgil Georgics

Virgil, Edited by R.A.B. Mynors, with a Preface by R.G.M. Nisbet

ISBN 10: 0198149786 / ISBN 13: 9780198149781

Published by Clerndon Press, Oxford University Press, Oxford, London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne &c., 1990

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NEW Trade Paperback Edition: First Edition (Orig. 1990) Reprinted (2003) * 0.60 kg, xcii+356 (448) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: 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 & its place in nature & society. The poem is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as material for literature & 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 & choice of expression to provide a fuller understanding of the poetry. * HIGHEST PRAISE: ". an event in Virgilian scholarship . this commentary contains the best literary criticism that we have of the poem." -Richard Jenkyns, TLS ".grounded on a profundity of philological & technical learning that most of us can merely envy . it will obviously be indispensable to everyone seriously interested in the 'Georgics'." -Joseph Farrell, Bryn Mawr Classical Review "No commentator is better on the ancient sources, both poetic & agricultural . in this great & glowing commentary he has given us a sunlit view of one of the richest poems ever written." -David West, The Times * ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Virgil was an ancient Roman poet, the author of the "Eclogues", the "Georgics" & the "Aeneid", the last being an epic poem of 12 books that became the Roman Empire's national epic. ABOUT THE EDITOR: Sir Roger Mynors was Kennedy Professor of Latin in the University of Cambridge, 1944-53, & Corpus Christi Professor of Latin in the University of Oxford, 1953-70. R.G.M. Nisbet is at University of Oxford. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & packages this SUPERB Clarendon Press edition w/ our greatest elegance & care for FREE shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL within the United States & its territories or via USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below cost fee of $16.00 w/ shipping to all international destinations via USPS FIRST CLASS MAIL at our posted rates.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Virgil Georgics
• Publisher: Clerndon Press, Oxford University Press, Oxford, London, New York, Toronto, Melbourne &c.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198149786
• ISBN 13: 9780198149781
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: Reprint Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Weight: 0.6 kilograms

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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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Virgil's Georgics, by common consent one of the great poems of Western literature, purports to be a didactic poem on agriculture, but its true subject is man and his place in nature 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 to his environment. The poem is of special interest because Virgil brings to bear his own sympathetic understanding as well as his wide reading in Greek and Latin literature. This definitive commentary by the late Sir Roger Mynors presents the poet's meaning in such away as to bring about a fuller understanding and enjoyment of the poetry, and should be an invaluable companion for all serious students of Latin literature.