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VERGIL'S AGRICULTURAL GOLDEN AGE: A STUDY OF THE GEORGICS 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 Preface 10 I. Introduction 12 II. The Chronological Context of the Golden Age 19 III. The Metallic Myth Before Vergil 26 Hesiod 27 After Hesiod 34 Aratus 36 Lucretius 39 Catullus 44 IV. Vergil and The Metallic Myth 52 V. Saturnus and the Agricultural Golden Age 73 VI. Vergil's Bees: A Prophecy Fulfilled 101 VII. Aristaeus the Farmer versus Orpheus the Nomad 117 VIII. Conclusion: The Healing Art of Apollo 136 Bibliography 141 Index of Subjects 147 Index of Passages Cited 149

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