Allegories of farming from Greece and Rome : philosophical satire in Xenophon, Varro and Virgil /

In this book Professor Kronenberg shows that Xenophon's Oeconomicus, Varro's De Re Rustica and Virgil's Georgics are not simply works on farming but belong to a tradition of philosophical satire which uses allegory and irony to question the meaning of morality. These works metaphorica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kronenberg, Leah, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Temas:
Xenophon. > Oeconomicus.
Varro, Marcus Terentius. > Rerum rusticarum libri tres.
Virgil. > Georgica.
Varro, Marcus Terentius. > Res rusticae.
Vergilius Maro, Publius. > Georgica.
Georgica (Virgil)
Oeconomicus (Xenophon)
Rerum rusticarum libri tres (Varro, Marcus Terentius)
Agriculture in literature.
Satire, Greek > History and criticism.
Satire, Latin > History and criticism.
Agriculture, Ancient > Greece.
Agriculture, Ancient > Rome.
Agriculture dans la littérature.
Satire grecque > Histoire et critique.
Agriculture ancienne > Grèce.
Agriculture ancienne > Rome.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Agriculture, Ancient.
Satire, Greek.
Satire, Latin.
Satire
Greece.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Socrates and Critobulus (Oec. 1-6)
  • 2. A philosopher and a gentleman (Oec. 7-21)
  • 3. The art of farming
  • 4. The morality of farming
  • 5. The politics of farming
  • 6. Virgil's satire on farming
  • 7. Farmers and poets.

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