Varro the agronomist : political philosophy, satire, and agriculture in the late Republic /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nelsestuen, Grant A., 1979- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Varro, Marcus Terentius. > Rerum rusticarum libri tres.
Rerum rusticarum libri tres (Varro, Marcus Terentius)
Political science > Rome > Philosophy.
Satire, Latin > History and criticism.
Agriculture, Ancient > Rome.
Agriculture ancienne > Rome.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Agriculture, Ancient.
Political science > Philosophy.
Satire, Latin.
Rome (Empire)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The form and genre of Varronian res rusticae
  • Creating the agronomical field of res rusticae
  • Agri Cultura and the Italian farm in RR 1
  • The song of Faustulus: pastures and provinces in RR 2
  • Provincial pastures: the Amoebean refrain of Romulus in RR 2
  • Tending the villa of Rome in RR 3
  • Varro's imperial estate and its intellectual contexts.

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