Book #52090

The Georgics

Publius Virgilius Maro
Book #52090 The Georgics. Publius Virgilius Maro.

Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good+
Publisher: New York: The Heritage Press, c1953.

Book Club edition in Very Good+ condition in chipped slipcase with top cover splitting off; is a pastoral poem that tells the story of a shepherd named Aeneas and his journey to find a new home.

The Georgics is an epic poem written by Publius Virgilius Maro in the 1st century BC. The poem tells the story of a shepherd named Aeneas and his journey to find a new home. Aeneas is forced to leave his homeland after the death of his father and the destruction of his home by the Trojans. Aeneas travels through many different landscapes and meets many different people, including the god Jupiter. The Georgics is considered one of the most important poems in Latin literature and is often used as a textbook for Latin language courses.; Book Club Edition; 4to ; 154 pages.

Price: $50.00