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Works of Virgil: The Georgics: Book II
From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Virgil
Virgil
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Georgics: Book II
Book II
(Lines 1-108.)
The opening lines are addressed to the god of wine, Bacchus. This is
because the subject of the book is how to grow vines and trees. Virgil gives
us a wonderfully sensual picture of the god exuberantly wading barelegged
through the purple juice of the freshly pressed grapes. After this
invigorating introduction, Virgil proceeds in a more steady vein with his
subject. There are many ways to grow trees. Some seem to spring up of their
own accord in the meadows or along the river bank, such as poplars and
willows. Others, ...
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