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Virgil's Elements: Physics and Poetry in the Georgics
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Virgil's Elements: Physics and Poetry in the Georgics
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) David O. Ross
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| Series | Princeton Legacy Library |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:270 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 127 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - classical, early and medieval
Literary studies - poetry and poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691609737
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| Classifications | Dewey:871.01 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Professor Ross presents the Georgics as a poem of science, of the power and ultimate failure of knowledge. Exploring the science that Virgil knew and used, he analyzes the oppositions and balances of lire and water, of the qualities of hot and cold, wet and dry, throughout the poem. These the farmer manipulates to create the balance necessary for g
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