Georgics

The Georgics, written in 29 BC, is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. Its subject is rural life and farming and the work is generally categorized as a "didactic poem".

Influences

The Georgics are influenced by Hesiod, whose Works and Days was regarded as the first work of didactic poetry, but references to Hellenistic poets Aratus and Nicander are more numerous. Also Lucretius' On the Nature of Things (De Rerum Natura) is heavily echoed.

Related Topics:
Hesiod - Hellenistic - Aratus - Nicander - Lucretius - On the Nature of Things

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