God and the Land The Metaphysics of Farming in Hesiod and Vergil

The Works and Days of Hesiod and Virgil's Georgics are fundamental textsin the Greek canon. Here Nelson brings them together with a metaphysical eye,showing how the two writers each viewed the farming lifestyle as a system ofbelief unto itself. She represents the ethos of the farm as a way ofunderstanding the earth, the gods, and man between them in vital relation toeach other. This study also includes a sparkling new translation of Works andDays by esteemed translator David Grene.