Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper;: Pope's Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Dryden's Virgil and Juvenal, Pitt's Virgil's Aeneid and Vida's Art of Poetry, Francis's Horace
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
The Works of the English Poets from Chaucer to Cowper
Author: The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's virgil
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
The Georgics
Author: VirgilPublisher: Graphic Arts Books
ISBN: 1513285319
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
“In the whole of European literature there is no poet who can furnish the texts for a more significant variety of discourse than Virgil. [He] symbolizes so much in the history of Europe, and represents such central European values...” –T.S. Eliot The Georgics (29 BC) is a poem by Roman poet Virgil. Although less prominent than The Aeneid, Virgil’s legendary epic of the Trojan hero Aeneas and his discovery of what would later become the city of Rome, The Georgics have endured as a landmark in the history of poetry. The Georgics were inspired by Lucretius’s De Rerum Natura and Hesiod’s Works and Days, an Ancient Greek poem describing the creation of the cosmos, the history of Earth, and the role of agriculture in human life. The Georgics is considered Virgil’s second major work of three and has inspired generations of poets and scholars interested in the ability of literature to bridge the artificial gap between humanity and the natural world. “What makes the cornfield smile [...] What pains for cattle-keeping, or what proof / Of patient trial serves for thrifty bees; / Such are my themes.” Beginning with these lines, Virgil’s Georgics is a poem about the life of the world and the need for order to ensure humanity’s survival. Surveying such diverse topics as the creation of the universe, the cycles of human history, and the technical processes applied to soil and animals to produce food and sustain life itself, this poem attempts to rekindle in its reader a sense of unity with the world. Written in a time of immense political upheaval following the death of Julius Caesar and the rise of Emperor Augustus, The Georgics is as much a poem of survival as of faith, a falling back on the old ways that sustain and nurture life, a way of preserving a volatile present for a future forever in the making. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Virgil’s The Georgics is a classic work of Roman literature reimagined for modern readers.
The Works of the English Poets: Dryden's Virgil pt.1
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher:
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Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets, Translated Into English Verse
Author: The Works of the Greek and Roman Poets, Translated Into English Verse
Author: The Works of the English Poets, with Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Vol. 24
Author: Samuel JohnsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266415718
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Excerpt from The Works of the English Poets, With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Vol. 24: Containing the Third Volume of Dryden's Virgil Above the waves, and left her watery bed; The pious chief Whom double cares attend For his unbury'd foldiers, and his friend. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Bucolics, Georgics, And Aeneid Of Virgil
Author: VirgilPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781021857903
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Widely regarded as one of the greatest poets of the Roman Empire, Virgil's works are classics of world literature. This edition brings together some of his most beloved poems, including his pastoral Bucolics, his epic masterpiece The Aeneid, and the Georgics, a meditation on rural life and the cyclical nature of the seasons. Edward Moore's authoritative translation captures the beauty and grandeur of Virgil's verse. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Samuel Johnson