In this Book

buy this book Buy This Book in Print
summary

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 growth, yet, in Virgil's universe, the potential for destruction inevitably results in a profound pessimism.

Originally published in 1987.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Table of Contents

restricted access Download Full Book
  1. Cover
  2. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-xii
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter One: Introduction
  2. pp. 3-31
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter Two: Book I
  2. pp. 32-94
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter Three: Book II
  2. pp. 95-148
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter Four: Book III
  2. pp. 149-187
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter Five: Book IV
  2. pp. 188-233
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Chapter Six: An Overview
  2. pp. 234-242
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Bibliographical Notes
  2. pp. 243-248
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Index Locorum
  2. pp. 249-252
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
  1. Index Nominum et Rerum
  2. pp. 253-255
  3. restricted access
    • Download PDF Download
Back To Top

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Without cookies your experience may not be seamless.