Poetry of the Land: Vergil’s Eclogues and Georgics

This podcast examines the relationship of Vergil's first Eclogue, a poem written over 2000 years ago, and the struggles of the contemporary farmer.

This podcast explores the Roman poet Vergil's unique take on the Succession of Ages Myth and connects it to the campaign slogan of

President Donald Trump.

In this Podcast, I'll speak to you about some rhetorical devices about how Vergil tells us his view of man during a time of war in a poem about farming.

In this podcast, Vergil's Georgics, a didactic poem about farming, and Wordsworth's rustic, naturalistic poetry are compared.

An examination of Vergil’s connection between the rustic life and a life devoted to virtue in book II of the Georgics.

Reforged: the revitalization of the Golden Age in Georgics 1.129-146 by Poetry of the Land: Vergil’s Eclogues and Georgics

An exploration of the first book of Vergil’s Georgics and how he harkens back to the golden age of civilization.

A description of the series by College of the Holy Cross associate professor of Classics Aaron Seider.