Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
The Metaphysics of Farming in Hesiod and Vergil
Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 596 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-511740-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press
The Works and Days of Hesiod and Vergil's Georgics are fundamental texts in the classical canon. Here Nelson brings them together with a metaphysical eye, showing how the two writers each viewed the farming lifestyle as a system of belief unto itself. She represents the ethos of the farm as a way of understanding the earth, the gods, and man between them in vital relation to each other. This study also includes a sparkling new translation of
Works and Days by esteemed translator David Grene.




