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  • Published: 1 April 1983
  • ISBN: 9780140444148
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $38.00

The Georgics




A eulogy to Italy as the temperate land of perpetual spring, and a celebration of the values of rustic piety, The Georgics is probably the supreme achievement of Latin poetry.

  • Published: 1 April 1983
  • ISBN: 9780140444148
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 160
  • RRP: $38.00

Other books in the series

Russian Thinkers
The New Penguin Book Of American Short Stories, From Washington Irving To Lydia Davis
When You Are Old
The Black Tulip
The Lady of the Camellias
The Good Soldier
Selected Poetry
Man and Superman
Military Dispatches
The Prelude

About the authors

Virgil

Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC) is considered to be Rome's greatest poet and one of the most influential writers of all time. His work, particularly the epic poem The Aeneid, has had lasting impact on the Western canon, inspiring Dante, Milton and James Joyce.