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Hesiod's "Works And Days" And Virgil's "The Georgics": Working The Land
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To work the land as a form of living and to gain sustenance as a result of
this work, this is the issue addressed by both Hesiod in Works and Days and
Virgil in The Georgics. However, while each poet advocates the same
lifestyle, each poet's true meaning lies in what they hope to achieve
through a ....
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....er on the approach to farming, and what to
do during certain times of the year as well as what to do in certain
situations. For instance, in the chosen passage, Hesiod writes, "And strike
the oxen as they tug the straps. A slave should follow after with a stick
to hide the seed and disappoint the birds."(pg.74 ll. 469-71) Here, Hesiod
is simply describing the ploughing of the land and the deposit of seeds.
All these explanations are conducive to the sole purpose of attaining
plentiful stores. Ho.... |
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