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Virgil's Elements

- Physics and Poetry in the Georgics

About Virgil's Elements

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 g

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691609737
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 270
  • Published:
  • July 13, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 221x129x16 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 296 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of Virgil's Elements

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 g

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