Episode 53: Then Came Hard Iron (Virgil's Georgics)

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Virgil's Georgics (c. 29 BCE), or agriculture poems, show the poet reaching his full strength as a writer, and using an old form to analyze the history around him. Episode 53 Quiz https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-053/ Episode 53 Transcription: https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-053-then-came-hard-iron Song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzNAutei6wA Bonus Content: https://literatureandhistory.com/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@literatureandhistorypodcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/literatureandhistorypodcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/literatureandhistory TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lahpodcast Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lahpodcast.bsky.social X https://x.com/lahpodcast

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