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Works of Virgil: The Georgics: Book I

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Virgil

Virgil
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Georgics: Book I

Introduction:

To fully understand the Georgics of Virgil, we need to know something of
the two earlier poets whose writings greatly influenced the composition of the
book. The first of these was the eighth century Greek poet, Hesiod, a native
of Ascra in Boeotia. His poem, the Works and Days, was addressed to his
brother, Perses. Perses had wronged Hesiod by trying to bribe judges to take
away Hesiod's share of the inheritance left them by their father. So the poem
is written with the idea of showing Perses how wrong he is. The basic themes
of ...

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