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Allegories of Farming from Greece and Rome - Philosophical Satire in Xenophon, Varro, and Virgil (Hardcover)
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Allegories of Farming from Greece and Rome - Philosophical Satire in Xenophon, Varro, and Virgil (Hardcover)
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In this book Professor Kronenberg shows that Xenophon's
Oeconomicus, Varro's De Re Rustica and Virgil's Georgics are not
simply works on farming but belong to a tradition of philosophical
satire which uses allegory and irony to question the meaning of
morality. These works metaphorically connect farming and its
related arts to political life; but instead of presenting farming
in its traditional guise as a positive symbol, they use it to model
the deficiencies of the active life, which in turn is juxtaposed to
a preferred contemplative way of life. Although these three texts
are not usually treated together, this book convincingly connects
them with an original and provocative interpretation of their
allegorical use of farming. It also fills an important gap in our
understanding of the literary influences on the Georgics by showing
that it is shaped not just by its poetic predecessors but by
philosophical dialogue.
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