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How to Be a Farmer: An Ancient Guide to Life on the Land (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers) by Hesiod.; Plato.; Titus Lucretius Carus; Marcus Terentius Varro; Virgil.; Horace.; Pliny, the Elder.; Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella; C Musonius Rufus; Longus.; Marcus Porcius Cato; M D Usher; Harrison Boyd Ash; C J Emlyn-Jones; H Rushton Fairclough; E S Forster; G P Goold; Edward H Heffner; Jeffrey Henderson; Gottfried Hermann; William Davis Hooper; Cora E Lutz; William Preddy; H Rackham; W H D Rouse; Niall Rudd; Martin Ferguson Smith; M L West is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A delightful anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings celebrating country living--ranging from a philosophy of compost to hymns to the gods of agriculture Whether you farm or garden, live in the country or long to move there, or simply enjoy an occasional rural retreat, you will be delighted by this cornucopia of writings about living and working on the land, harvested from the fertile fields of ancient Greek and Roman literature. An inspiring antidote to the digital age, How to Be a Farmer evokes the beauty and bounty of nature with a rich mixture of philosophy, practical advice, history, and humor. Together, these timeless reflections on what the Greeks called boukolika and the Romans res rusticae provide an entertaining and enlightening guide to a more meaningful and sustainable way of life. In fresh translations by classicist and farmer M. D. Usher, with the original texts on facing pages, Hesiod praises the dignity of labor; Plato describes the rustic simplicity of his ideal republic; Varro dedicates a farming manual to his wife, Fundania ("Mrs. Farmer"); and Vergil idealizes farmers as residents of the Golden Age. In other selections, Horace extols the joys of si

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Author

Hesiod.; Plato.; Titus Lucretius Carus; Marcus Terentius Varro; Virgil.; Horace.; Pliny, the Elder.; Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella; C Musonius Rufus; Longus.; Marcus Porcius Cato; M D Usher; Harrison Boyd Ash; C J Emlyn-Jones; H Rushton Fairclough; E S Forster; G P Goold; Edward H Heffner; Jeffrey Henderson; Gottfried Hermann; William Davis Hooper; Cora E Lutz; William Preddy; H Rackham; W H D Rouse; Niall Rudd; Martin Ferguson Smith; M L West

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780691224732

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Agriculture, Literary Fiction

Updated

2026-03-24