About this book
Georgica by Virgil transforms rural labor into an epic meditation, a classical poem that turns ploughshares and beehives into mirrors of human destiny. Written in the age of Augustus, Virgil’s Georgics revives the didactic lineage of Hesiod while weaving in Roman politics, Epicurean echoes from Lucretius, and a haunting epyllion about Orpheus. Across four books—tillage, trees, livestock, and bees—the poem blends practical agricultural counsel with lyric passages, mythic digressions, and a subtle panegyric to Imperial renewal.
As historical fiction and classical poetry, Georgica offers more than farming tips: it contemplates labor, nature, and the social order of early Imperial Rome, showing how cultivation becomes a metaphor for civic and moral restoration. Its language ranges from the precise and technical to the richly symbolic, rewarding listeners who enjoy layered verse and cultural context. Thomas Jefferson’s image of a gentleman farmer keeping Virgil’s lines by the plow underlines the poem’s enduring resonance.
Ideal for lovers of classics, historical fiction, and poetry—or anyone curious about ancient agriculture, Roman history, or lyric philosophy—this audiobook brings Virgil’s timeless voice to life for modern ears.
