De Agricultura

by Marcus Porcius Cato Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

Noted for being the most extensive piece of early Latin prose, it abounds in archaic imperatives and shows an almost total lack of subordinate clauses. Its subject matter is the pedestrian business of managing a Roman farm in the second century BC. The simplicity, however, may be only partially genuine. For Cato had a strong political and social agenda, based on the rejection of foreign, i.e., Greek, influences and the fostering of traditional Roman values, for which the persona of the plain rustic speaker may have proved useful. (Summary by malone)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169759846
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Language:	Latin

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