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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nelsestuen, Grant A., 1979- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Columbus, Ohio : The Ohio State University, [2015]
Subjects:
Varro, Marcus Terentius. > Rerum rusticarum libri tres.
Political science > Rome > Philosophy.
Satire, Latin > History and criticism.
Agriculture, Ancient > Rome.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Rerum rusticarum libri tres (Varro, Marcus Terentius)
Agriculture, Ancient.
Political science > Philosophy.
Satire, Latin.
Rome (Empire)
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Physical Description:xiv, 316 pages
Format: Book
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.