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    The Georgics
    The Georgics
    The Georgics
    Audiobook (abridged)45 minutes

    The Georgics

    Written by Virgil

    Narrated by Cecil Day Lewis

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    The Georgics was published in 29 BCE, and is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. It's a fascinating insight into rural life and farming of the time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaland Publishing
    Release dateJan 2, 2009
    ISBN9781908338839
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    Virgil

    Publius Vergilius Maro – or Virgil – was born near Mantua in 70 BC and was brought up there, although he attended schools in Cremona and Rome. Virgil’s rural upbringing and his affinity with the countryside are evident in his earliest work, the Eclogues, a collection of ten pastoral poems. As an adult Virgil lived mostly in Naples, although he spent time in Rome and belonged to the circle of influential poets that included Horace. He also had connections to leading men within the senatorial class and to the Emperor Augustus himself. Following the Eclogues, Virgil wrote the Georgics, a didactic poem, and thereafter began his longest and most ambitious work, the Aeneid. He died in Brindisi in 19 BC.

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    • 5/5
      This is wonderful. I never expected the Georgics to be so rich in imagery and meditation. Virgil's knowledge of farming makes it more than mere romanticism, and you can see why his similes in the Aeneid are so vivid. C Day Lewis, who I think translated this poem, has the most beautiful reading voice.

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    • 5/5
      Interesting description of the most advantageous agricultural conduct in days past. I wasn't exactly aware of what this writing was about, but I was pleasantly surprised.
      Good narration also, although the sound quality seems a bit low.