Title Varro the agronomist : political philosophy, satire, and agriculture in the late Republic / Grant A. Nelsestuen

Published Columbus : The Ohio State University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 316 pages) Contents The form and genre of Varronian res rusticae -- Creating the agronomical field of res rusticae -- Agri Cultura and the Italian farm in RR 1 -- The song of Faustulus: pastures and provinces in RR 2 -- Provincial pastures: the Amoebean refrain of Romulus in RR 2 -- Tending the villa of Rome in RR 3 -- Varro's imperial estate and its intellectual contexts Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-299), appendices, and indexes Notes Print version record Subject Varro, Marcus Terentius. Rerum rusticarum libri tres. SUBJECT Rerum rusticarum libri tres (Varro, Marcus Terentius) fast Subject Political science -- Rome -- Philosophy Satire, Latin -- History and criticism Agriculture, Ancient -- Rome TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Crop Science. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- General. LITERARY CRITICISM / General Agriculture, Ancient Political science -- Philosophy Satire, Latin Rome (Empire) Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780814273937 0814273939

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