Virgil as Orpheus : a study of the Georgics / M. Owen Lee
| Author(s): | Lee, M. Owen, 1930- |
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| Subjects: | Georgica Didactic poetry, Latin--History and criticism Orpheus (Greek mythology) in literature Agriculture in literature Rome--In literature Virgil Georgica Virgil. Georgica Virgil--Knowledge--Mythology |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Albany : State University of New York Press, c1996 |
| Series: | SUNY series in classical studies |
| LC Classification: | P, PA |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Acknowledgment I. Orpheus and Aristaeus 1 II. Virgil and Octavian 19 III. Virgil's Sources 29 IV. Virgil's Sounds 43 V. Book 1: The Land 51 VI. Book 2: Trees and Vines 67 VII. Book 3: Animals 79 VIII. Book 4: Bees 91 IX. The Epyllion 101 X. The Sphragis 127 Notes 141 Select Bibliography 161 Index of Names 167 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 95007687 //r96 ISBN: 0791427838 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0791427846 (pbk. : alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-165) and index |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 171 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 32167941 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0791427838 0791427846 |