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Virgil''s Georgics, by common consent one of the greatest poems in western literature, purports to be a didactic poem on agriculture, but its true subject is man and his place in literature and society. It is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as material for literature, and in the history of man''s attitude towards his environment. The object of this commentary is to present the poet''s meaning and (as far as possible) his choice of expression in the hope of achieving fuller understanding and enjoyment of the poetry. The volume includes the late Sir Roger''s Oxford Classical Text of the Georgics together with apparatus criticus, as well as an appendix of Greek sources. After Mynors''s death (in 1989) R. G. M. Nisbet added a short Preface to the Commentary and compiled an index.

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Georgics

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    A Paperback by Virgil, R. A. B. Mynors, R. G. M. Nisbet

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      Publisher Clarendon Press
      Published 4/21/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780198149781
      978-0198149781
      ISBN-10 0198149786

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Virgil''s Georgics, by common consent one of the greatest poems in western literature, purports to be a didactic poem on agriculture, but its true subject is man and his place in literature and society. It is also a landmark in the use of the natural world as material for literature, and in the history of man''s attitude towards his environment. The object of this commentary is to present the poet''s meaning and (as far as possible) his choice of expression in the hope of achieving fuller understanding and enjoyment of the poetry. The volume includes the late Sir Roger''s Oxford Classical Text of the Georgics together with apparatus criticus, as well as an appendix of Greek sources. After Mynors''s death (in 1989) R. G. M. Nisbet added a short Preface to the Commentary and compiled an index.

      Trade Review
      long-awaited commentary ... invaluable * Classical Outlook *
      in this great and glowing commentary he has given us a sunlit view of one of the richest poems ever written * David West, The Times *

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