Project Gutenberg 1995-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 919 Virgil -70 -19 Vergil Vergilius Maro, Publius Publio Virgilio Marón Marón, Publio Virgilio Georgicon The Georgics Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgics "Georgicon" by Virgil is a didactic poem centered on agriculture, composed in the late 1st century BC. The work serves as an exploration of farming techniques, land cultivation, and the harmony between nature and human endeavors, thereby offering guidance on rural life. The poem is structured in poetic form, intending to educate and inspire its readers about effective agricultural practices, likely addressing both seasoned farmers and the more elite classes of society interested in land management. The opening of "Georgicon" introduces a profound tribute to various deities associated with agriculture, nature, and prosperity. Virgil's reflective tone invokes muses and gods, such as Ceres and Bacchus, suggesting the importance of divine favor in successful harvests. He captures the seasonal shifts and agricultural rhythms vital to farming, emphasizing the toil involved in nurturing crops and livestock. The text delves into the intricacies of soils, the appropriate care of plants and animals, and environmental influences, establishing an early framework for agricultural wisdom that would resonate through time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 37.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. la Didactic poetry, Latin Agriculture -- Poetry PA Text Classical Antiquity Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: Environmental Issues 138161 2025-08-01T04:45:23.689563 text/html 132927 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 53255 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 113982 2025-08-01T04:45:29.107548 application/epub+zip 115106 2025-08-01T04:45:25.567578 application/epub+zip 115107 2025-08-01T04:45:24.416681 application/epub+zip 197351 2025-08-01T04:45:31.369539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180864 2025-08-01T04:45:28.371572 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152070 2022-09-01T04:57:28.724997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 124831 2025-08-01T04:45:23.070600 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124705 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51545 2021-01-01T06:50:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19375 2025-08-01T04:45:31.505527 application/rdf+xml 8509 2025-08-01T04:45:24.924555 image/jpeg 2423 2025-08-01T04:45:24.668564 image/jpeg 110524 2025-08-01T04:45:23.703566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia