The Georgics of Virgil - A Critical Survey

Mr Wilkinson's comprehensive survey of the Georgics of Virgil combines careful scholarship and shrewd analysis with sober common sense.

List of contents

Preface; Introduction; 2. Early life of Virgil; 3. The conception of the 'Georgics'; 4. Composition and structure; 5. The Aristaeus epyllion; 6. Philosophical, moral and religious ideas; 7. Political and social ideas; 8. Poetic approach and art; 9. Agricultural lore; 10. The 'Georgics' in after times; Appendices; Index.

About the author

Publius Vergilius Maro, known to us as Virgil (70 B.C.-19 B.C.), is best remembered for his masterpiece, The Aeneid, in which he represented the Emperor Augustus as a descendant of the half-divine Aeneas, a refugee from the fall of Troy and legendary founder of Rome. Virgil claimed on his deathbed that The Aeneid was unfinished and expressed a desire to have it burned, but it became the national epic of ancient Rome, a monument of Latin literature, and has been regarded as one of the great classics of Western literature ever since. Virgil's other works include the Eclogues and the Georgics, also considered masterpieces.

Summary

This highly acclaimed book was, when it was first published in 1969, the first complete book in English devoted to the Georgics of Virgil, of which Mr Wilkinson provides a comprehensive survey. He deals with Virgil's early life, the conception of the poem and its composition and structure.

Product details

• Authors: Virgil, L. P. Wilkinson, Wilkinson L. P.
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.06.1978
• EAN: 9780521293235
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29323-5
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 480 g
• Illustrations: Worked examples or Exercises
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval