No mere mouthpiece: An examination of the Hesiodic farmer

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dc.contributor.authorKavadas, Richard J.P.
dc.contributor.supervisorShrimpton, Gordon
dc.contributor.supervisorWest, Paul
dc.date.accessioned2008-04-24T16:17:50Z
dc.date.available2008-04-24T16:17:50Z
dc.date.copyright2008en_US
dc.date.issued2008-04-24T16:17:50Z
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Greek and Roman Studiesen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractExamines the character construction of the Hesiodic ‘farmer’ in the scholarship of Works and Days. Questions Hesiod’s intimacy of agricultural knowledge: was he a practical farmer or a non-farming poet? Using my farming experience I question the adequacy of the information in Works and Days for use as a farming manual. Lines 635-640 - Hesiod’s description of the climatic conditions of Ascra in respect to farming are set against soil properties (soil biochemistry as an evaluating tool) and agricultural responses (farming methods of other cultures) shows Hesiod to have little grasp of the farming methods each situation requires. Text comparatives: Fan Shêng-Chih Shu an ancient Chinese agricultural text detailed with attention to soil fertility. Supporting ancient texts: Cato on Agriculture, Columella on Agriculture, Theophrastus on Plants, Xenophon Oeconomics and Homer’s Odyssey for references to dung and soil fertility. The vague farming information suggests a non-personalized experience - the Hesiodic ‘farmer’ is probably not a practical farmer at all.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/893
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectHesioden_US
dc.subjectWorks and Daysen_US
dc.subjectfarming practicesen_US
dc.subjectmanureen_US
dc.subjectsoil fertilityen_US
dc.subjectagricultural historyen_US
dc.subjectfarmeren_US
dc.subjectAscraen_US
dc.subjectagricultural knowledgeen_US
dc.subjectoral traditionen_US
dc.subjectPersesen_US
dc.subjectjust and unjust communityen_US
dc.subjectnutrient cyclesen_US
dc.subjectplough makingen_US
dc.subjectpersonaen_US
dc.subjectfarmer or poeten_US
dc.subject.lcshUVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences::History::History, Ancienten_US
dc.titleNo mere mouthpiece: An examination of the Hesiodic farmeren_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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