God and the Land : The Metaphysics of Farming in Hesiod and Vergil. With a translation of Hesiod's Works and Days by David Grene
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195117409
ISBN-13
9780195117400
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint
Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jul 23rd, 1998
Print length
272 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.50 x 2.30 cms
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God and the Land argues that farming, to both Hesiod and Vergil, meant not merely a way of making a living, but a way of life with deep ethical and religious implications.
The Works and Days of Hesiod and Vergil''s Georgics are fundamental texts in the classical canon. Here Nelson brings them together with a metaphysical eye, showing how the two writers each viewed the farming lifestyle as a system of belief unto itself. She represents the ethos of the farm as a way of understanding the earth, the gods, and man between them in vital relation to each other. This study also includes a sparkling new translation of Works and Days by esteemed translator David Grene.
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