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The Georgics

Author
Virgil
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
2 hours 43 minutes
ISBN
9781802568424
Published
26 August 2025
Imprint
Sovereign
  • Virgil
  • Georgics
  • Aeneid
  • Troyan Horse
  • Iliad
  • epic
  • journey
  • troy
  • war
  • ancient

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"The Georgics" by Virgil, a poetic masterpiece of ancient Rome, extolls the virtues of farming, nature, and the land's divine bounty. Comprising four books, it delves into agricultural practices, the cultivation of crops, the care of livestock, and the art of beekeeping, weaving practical guidance with rich allegory and mythology. Beyond its surface, Virgil celebrates the timeless connection between man and earth, advocating for peace and prosperity through harmony with nature. This work is both a tribute to pastoral life and a profound reflection on human existence.

Author

Virgil (70–19 BCE) was born near Mantua, studied in Milan, Rome, and Naples, and wrote under the shadow of Augustus. The Eclogues are pastoral with a political weather; the Aeneid is Rome's epic of a man who leaves a burning city and must found another. Duty, piety, and the cost of a future: Aeneas carries them like luggage he cannot put down. Virgil died at Brundisium with the poem, tradition says, still unfinished.

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