Virgil's Georgics

By: Virgil, Janet Lembke (Translator)

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Paperback | 31 January 2007 | Edition Number 1

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A masterful new verse translation of one of the greatest nature poems ever written.

Virgil’s Georgics is a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poet’s. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of the original. Janet Lembke brings a faithful version of Virgil’s celebratory poem to modern readers who are interested in classic literature and who relish reading about animals and gardens.

The word georgics meansfarming. Virgil was born to a farming family, and his poem gives specific instructions to Italian farmers along with a passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains. The Georgics is also a heartfelt cry for returning farmers and their families to land they had lost through a series of dispiriting political events. It is often considered the most technically accomplished and beautiful of all of Virgil’s work.

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"This work is clearly by a master translator. Lembke moves easily from the Latin hexameter into English verse of loose, five-beat rhythm that well captures that of the original." Michael Putnam, Brown University "A major new translation." Rosanna Warren"

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Fiction Classic Fiction Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays Poetry Poetry By Individual Poets History & Criticism of Literature Education

Translator's Note	p. ix
Introduction	p. xiii
	p. 3
	p. 21
	p. 40
	p. 60
Notes to the Translation	p. 79
Glossary	p. 105
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