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050 4 _aPA
100 1 _aVirgil,
_d71 BCE-20 BCE
240 1 0 _aGeorgica. English
245 1 4 _aThe Georgics
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c1995
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgics
500 _aRelease date is 1995-03-01
520 _a"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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAgriculture -- Poetry
653 _aDidactic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English
700 1 _aRhoades, James,
_d1841-1923
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/232
999 _c42362
_d42362