Kirjahaku

The Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid abound with plants, yet much Vergilian criticism underestimates their significance beyond attractive background detail or the occasional symbolic set-piece. This volume joins the growing field of nature-centred studies of literature, looking head-on at Vergil's plants and trees to reveal how fundamental they are to an understanding of the poet's outlook on religion, culture, and mankind's place within the world. Divided into two parts, the first explores the religious and more diffusely numinous aspects of Vergil's plants, from awe-inspiring sacred groves to divinely promoted fields of corn, and shows how both cultivated and uncultivated plants fit within and help to shape the complex landscape of Vergilian (and, more broadly, Roman) religious thought. In the second half of the book, the focus shifts towards human interactions with plants from the perspectives of both cultivation and relaxation, exploring the love-hate relationship with vegetation which sometimes supports and sometimes contests the human self-image as the world's dominant species. Combining a series of close readings of a wide range of passages with the identification of broader patterns of association, Vergil's Green Thoughts appositely reveals and celebrates the complexity and variety of Vergilian flora.

In this detailed study of the representations of Pasiphae, Ariadne, and Phaedra in Latin poetry, Rebecca Armstrong investigates both the literary history of the myths (the Greek roots, the interactions between Roman versions) and their cultural resonance. In addition to close readings of the major treatments of each woman's story (in Catullus, Virgil, Ovid, and Seneca), she offers extended thematic explorations of the importance of memory, wildness, and morality in the myths. By extending the net to encompass three women (all from the same ill-fated family), the book gives a clear picture of the complexity and fascinating interconnectedness of myths and texts in Ancient Rome.

On Fridays when everyone else is at work or school, I meet my homeschool group down by the creek.Come on an adventure exploring the creek together and learning what life looks like as a young homeschooler. Working together the children explore the cool water and wild surrounds of the creek, building bridges, creating dams and building fires. Aimed at young homeschoolers or children aged 3-10years who would like a glimpse of what the world looks like through the eyes of a homeschooler. This book will take you on a journey through the seasons with its beautifully imagery based on real photographs from our real experiences at the creek. Watch as the children take learning into their own hands and take readers on a journey of what life can look like as a homeschooler. If you have found yourself seeking out literature that resonates with your homeschool lifestyle and celebrates your child's chosen path, this is the book for you Rebecca is an Early Childhood Teacher and homeschool mum. "I wrote this book when my son was 4 years old and just beginning his homeschool journey. There are so many books that reference going to school or getting ready for school, I wanted to normalize his experience and have something that resonated for him and his journey. I had so many beautiful images of him playing at our homeschool group meet ups at the creek. Looking through our photos from our visits at the creek I found Creek School writing itself as the beautiful images told the story of having the freedom to explore, take risks and learn alongside friends, I found the words flowing out to match the experiences we've had over the months. After much encouragement from our group and my family I have taken the leap and decided that Creek School should be shared with the world. With permission from our homeschool friends, I feel privileged to share our group experiences with you in Creek School." I hope that Creek School can shine a spotlight on homeschooling and make every homeschooler feel proud of their experiences. Hopefully it will also be picked up by many school children and their families, who can gain a little insight into why many families choose homeschooling as our path.

Ovid devoted about half of his poetic career to the production of several collections of amatory verse, all composed in elegiac couplets. Indeed, his irrepressible interest in love, sex and elegiac poetry is one of the defining features of his entire output. Here Rebecca Armstrong offers a thematic examination of some important aspects of the Amores, Ars Amatoria and Remedia Amoris. Starting from an investigation of the narrator's self-creation and presentation of other characters within his amatory verse, she assesses the importance of mythical and contemporary reference, as well as the influence of the erotic on Ovid's later works. By looking at the Ars and Remedia alongside the Amores, the continuities and contradictions in the poet's elegiac outlook are revealed, and a complex picture is formed of the Ovidian world of love. Ovid's erotic works present the reader with a glimpse inside the minds of both poets and lovers, mediated through eyes which are frequently inclined to comedy and even cynicism, but always sharp, perceptive and above all fascinated by human behaviour.