The Georgics of Virgil

by Virgil (Created by), William 1757-1883 Sotheby (Created by), J (Jacques) 1664-1739 Pra Vaniïre (Created by)

Overview

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781025215259
Publisher:	Hutson Street Press
Publication date:	05/22/2025
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Peter Fallon grew up on a farm near Kells in County Meath. He is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, where he was Writer Fellow in 1994. He founded The Gallery Press in 1970 and has edited and published more than 300 titles. His own books include News of the World: Selected and New Poems (1978) and Tarry Flynn, a dramatization of the novel by Patrick Kavanagh (2004).

Table of Contents

	Introduction	vii
Book I	Works and Days	1
Book II	The Care of Plants and Vines	41
Book III	Livestock	77
Book IV	The Race of Bees	117
	Select Bibliography	149

Editorial Reviews

To translate the Latin poem on Italian agriculture by the renowned first-century Roman poet, Chew draws on modern nature guides, gardening handbooks, how-to-manuals, and scientific treatises. She bases the style on 20th-century poetry. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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