Georgics [Paperback]

Virgil (Author), Kristina Chew (Author, Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2002 | ISBN-10: 0872206092 | ISBN-13: 978-0872206090

Rendered in an idiom drawn from present-day nature guides, gardening handbooks, how-to manuals, and scientific treatises -- and in a style influenced by twentieth-century poetry -- this bold new translation seeks to renew our appreciation of a work often relegated to the pigeonhole of didactic poetry about farming. In doing so, it reveals the Georgics as a remarkable window on Roman conceptions of the natural world and of the place of human life within it -- and also conveys a sense of how daring were Virgil's poetics in their day. Footnotes offer a wealth of information on mythology, agriculture, wildlife, geography, and astronomy while highlighting the technical, scientific, ethnographic, and other registers of the poem.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Chew helps the English reader to get a sense of Virgil's avant-garde poetics....First-rate." -- Joseph Farrell, Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania

About the Author

Virgil; Translated by Kristina Chew

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hackett Pub Co Inc (March 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0872206092
• ISBN-13: 978-0872206090
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,498,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)