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    • found: Work cat.: Lanier, P. Appalachian georgics, ©1983.
    • found: Virgil. Georgica. English (Fallon). Georgics, 2006.
    • found: 49003107: Coffin, R.P.T. One-horse farm : Down-East georgics, 1949.
    • found: Boyd, C. A georgic of modern husbandry, 1809.
    • found: Baldick, C. The Oxford dictionary of literary terms, 2008(georgic: A didactic poem giving instruction on farming, husbandry, or some comparable pursuit, often involving praise of rural life; georgic is distinguished from the pastoral in that it regards nature in terms of necessary labour, not of harmonious idleness)
    • found: Harmon, W. A handbook to literature, c2009(Georgic: A poem ostensibly about farming and the practical aspects of rustic life; so called from Virgil's Georgics)
    • found: Myers, J. Dictionary of poetic terms, c2003(Georgic: poetry in which the rural life is praised. The Georgics of Virgil discuss animal husbandry, weather forecasting, and other skills, so that the term has come to connote a didactic poetry concerning agrarian ways; the didactic element in the georgic form distinguishes it from the pastoral poem, which is not necessarily instructional)
    • found: Poetry Foundation glossary, via WWW, Apr. 21, 2017(Georgic: A poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural topics, which commonly glorifies outdoor labor and simple country life. Often takes the form of a didactic or instructive poem intended to give instructions related to a skill or art. The Roman poet Virgil famously wrote a collection of poems entitled Georgics, which has influenced poets since)
    • found: The Princeton encyclopedia of poetry and poetics, c2012(Georgic. A type of poetry that takes its name from Virgil's Georgics; didactic; distinctive genre established during the 18th century; georgic verse maintained a foothold in 19th- and early 20th-century America; in practice the pastoral and georgic genres overlapped; the attention of georgic falls on the necessity of skill and effort to counteract the wayward tendencies of nature and civilization alike)
    • found: Merriam-Webster dictionary online, Apr. 21, 2017(georgic: a poem dealing with agriculture)
    • found: Oxford English dictionaries website, Apr. 21, 2017(georgic: A poem or book dealing with agriculture or rural topics)
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