{"product_id":"9780300119862","title":"Virgil's Georgics","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful new verse translation of one of the greatest nature poems ever written.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Virgil’s \u003ci\u003eGeorgics \u003c\/i\u003eis a paean to the earth and all that grows and grazes there. It is an ancient work, yet one that speaks to our times as powerfully as it did to the poet’s. This unmatched translation presents the poem in an American idiom that is elegant and sensitive to the meaning and rhythm of the original. Janet Lembke brings a faithful version of Virgil’s celebratory poem to modern readers who are interested in classic literature and who relish reading about animals and gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The word \u003ci\u003egeorgics \u003c\/i\u003emeans\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003efarming. Virgil was born to a farming family, and his poem gives specific instructions to Italian farmers along with a passionate message to care for the land and for the crops and animals that it sustains. The \u003ci\u003eGeorgics \u003c\/i\u003eis also a heartfelt cry for returning farmers and their families to land they had lost through a series of dispiriting political events. It is often considered the most technically accomplished and beautiful of all of Virgil’s work.","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42642762989629,"sku":"9780300119862","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780300119862_p0.jpg?v=1771595982","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780300119862","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}