Virgilโs*Georgics*is a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poetโs. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of t
A Verse Translation of the Georgics
โ Scribed by Review by: R. G. Austin
- Book ID
- 124626316
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1958
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 128 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-840X
- DOI
- 10.2307/703380
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