Project Gutenberg 1995-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 302 Virgil -70 -19 Vergil Vergilius Maro, Publius Publio Virgilio Marón Marón, Publio Virgilio Georgicon The Georgics "Georgicon" by Virgil is a didactic poem centered on agriculture, composed in the late 1st century BC. The work serves as an exploration of farming techniques, land cultivation, and the harmony between nature and human endeavors, thereby offering guidance on rural life. The poem is structured in poetic form, intending to educate and inspire its readers about effective agricultural practices, likely addressing both seasoned farmers and the more elite classes of society interested in land management. The opening of "Georgicon" introduces a profound tribute to various deities associated with agriculture, nature, and prosperity. Virgil's reflective tone invokes muses and gods, such as Ceres and Bacchus, suggesting the importance of divine favor in successful harvests. He captures the seasonal shifts and agricultural rhythms vital to farming, emphasizing the toil involved in nurturing crops and livestock. The text delves into the intricacies of soils, the appropriate care of plants and animals, and environmental influences, establishing an early framework for agricultural wisdom that would resonate through time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) la Didactic poetry, Latin Agriculture -- Poetry PA Text Classical Antiquity Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 138017 137109 2024-09-01T04:49:22.491227 2023-10-01T04:40:35.246717 text/html text/html 132927 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 53255 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 93857 2024-09-01T04:49:27.590184 application/epub+zip 95230 2024-09-01T04:49:24.063258 application/epub+zip 95230 2024-09-01T04:49:23.037210 application/epub+zip 168591 2024-09-01T04:49:29.815199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152110 2024-09-01T04:49:26.951182 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152070 2022-09-01T04:57:28.724997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124831 124859 2024-09-01T04:49:21.914210 2023-10-01T04:40:34.563707 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 124705 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51545 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18754 2024-09-01T04:49:29.946173 application/rdf+xml 8591 2024-09-01T04:49:23.436219 image/jpeg 2439 2024-09-01T04:49:23.248223 image/jpeg 92620 2024-09-01T04:49:22.505212 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia