01615cam a22003373u 4500 232 UtSlPG 20260610133029.0 m cr n 260607r1995||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PA Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE Georgica. English The Georgics Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 1995 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgics Release date is 1995-03-01 "The Georgics" by Virgil is a poem likely published in 29 BCE. This four-book work addresses agriculture—from plowing and planting to viticulture and beekeeping—but transcends simple farming instruction. Virgil weaves tensions between human labor and nature's hostility, golden ages and present struggles, peaceful rural life and violent destruction. The poem moves from technical advice through praise of Italy to animal husbandry, concluding with bees as a model for society and the haunting tale of Orpheus and Eurydice nested within. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Agriculture -- Poetry Didactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English Rhoades, James, 1841-1923 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/232 42362 42362