God and the land : the metaphysics of farming in Hesiod and Vergil /

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"The Works and Days" of Hesiod and Virgil's "Georgics" are fundamental texts in the Greek 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. A translation of Hesiod...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelson, Stephanie A. (Stephanie Anne), 1958-
Other Authors: Grene, David, Hesiod
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: New York, N.Y. : Oxford University Press, 1998.
Subjects:
Hesiod. > Works and days.
Virgil. > Georgica.
Hésiode. > Travaux et les jours.
Virgile > Georgica.
Hésiode (07.-07. av. J.-C). > Travaux et les jours.
Virgile (0070?-0019 av. J.-C.). > Georgica.
Hésiode, > (07.?-07.? av. J.-C.)
Virgile, > (0070-0019 av. J.-C.)
Georgica (Virgil)
Works and days (Hesiod)
Didactic poetry, Classical > History and criticism.
Didactic poetry, Greek > Translations into English.
Mythology, Classical, in literature.
Agriculture > Greece > Poetry.
Agriculture in literature.
Gods, Greek, in literature.
Gods, Roman, in literature.
Metaphysics in literature.
Poésie didactique ancienne > Histoire et critique.
Poésie didactique grecque > Traductions anglaises.
Mythologie ancienne dans la littérature.
Agriculture > Grèce > Poésie.
Agriculture dans la littérature.
Dieux grecs dans la littérature.
Dieux romains dans la littérature.
Métaphysique dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Agriculture
Agriculture in literature
Didactic poetry, Classical
Didactic poetry, Greek
Gods, Greek, in literature
Gods, Roman, in literature
Metaphysics in literature
Mythology, Classical, in literature
Landbouw.
Opera et dies (Hesiodus)
Georgica (Vergilius)
Filosofische aspecten.
Dieux grecs > Dans la littérature.
Greece
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Poetry
Translations
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Hesiod's Works and Days / Translated by David Grene 9
  • Introduction: Hesiod, Poet and Farmer 31
  • 1. The Composition of Hesiod's Poems 41
  • 2. The Mythic Background 59
  • 3. The Composition of the Georgics: Vergil's Farm 82
  • 4. God 98
  • 5. The Human Context 125
  • 6. The Place of Nature 152.

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