Georgics
Virgil
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Length 2 h 52 min
Chapters 14
First published 1881
Virgil's Georgics are the second of the three major poetic works ascribed to the poet. It was published probably around 29 BC and, as the name suggests, the subject of the poem is agriculture. Divided into four books, it is also the shortest of Virgil's main poetry, with only 2188 hexametric verses. The poem draws on a variety of prior sources and has influenced many later authors from antiquity to the present. - Summary by Leni
Chapters
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Book 1, Part 1:The Invocation; Spring Ploughing; Treatment of the Land; Irrigation; The Beginnings of Agriculture Read by Lucy Kempton 11:35
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Book 1, Part 2: Tools and Tasks; Ancient Maxims; Star-Lore; Appropriate Times for Tasks Read by Cavaet 10:03
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Book 1, Part 3: Storms; The Worship Of Ceres; Weather Signs; The Portents At Julius Caesar’s Death; A Prayer for Augustus’s Success Read by Shreya Sethi 18:39
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Book 2, Part 1: Methods of Propagation; The Labour Required; Treatment Of Individual Species; The Effects of Climate and Location; A Celebration of Italy Read by KevinB 14:08
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Book 2, Part 2: The Nature of Various Soils; The Recognition of Soil Types; Planting A Vineyard Read by Lucy Kempton 13:12
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Book 2, Part 3: Care of The Vineyard; A Wealth of Trees And Plants; The Joys Of The True Life Read by Lucy Kempton 14:43
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Book 3, Part 1: Introduction; Breeding Stock Read by Cavaet 9:18
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Book 3, Part 2: Care of the Sire and Dam; Care of Calves and Foals; The Dangers of Desire Read by Cavaet 11:40
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Book 3, Part 3: The Care of Sheep and Goats; The Herdsmen of Africa and Scythia; Tending the Flocks Read by Cavaet 10:53
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Book 3, Part 4: The Treatment of Diseases; The Plague Read by Cavaet 9:04
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Book 4, Part 1: Introduction; Location and Maintenance of the Apiary; The Fighting Swarms; The Surrounding Garden Read by Phil Schempf 12:39
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Book 4, Part 2: The Nature and Qualities of Bees; Gathering The Honey; Disease in Bees; Autogenesis of Bees Read by Phil Schempf 13:40
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Book 4, Part 3: Aristaeus And His Mother Cyrene; The Capture of Proteus Read by Phil Schempf 11:51
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Book 4, Part 4: Orpheus and Eurydice; Aristaeus Sacrifices to Orpheus; Virgil’s Envoi Read by Phil Schempf 10:18
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