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The aim is to explore how Vergil’s Georgics 1 teaches landownership and enslavement while obscuring slavery's presence.

Unleveling the Fields: Slavery and Didaxis in Georgics 1

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This article analyzes the didactic method in Vergil’s Georgics 1, revealing implications of slavery in agronomy texts.

The aim is to explore how Vergil’s Georgics 1 teaches landownership and enslavement while obscuring slavery's presence.
Analyzed Vergil’s didactic method in Georgics 1
Compared texts to agronomists Cato and Varro, and agricultural didactic of Hesiod
Examined commands and observations used to depict agricultural labor and relations.
Vergil's commands disguise labor agents and emphasize knowledge from management.
Observations privilege surveillance, reinforcing hierarchical dynamics.
The text naturalizes the concept of slavery through omission and implicit engagement.

Katie Dennis (2026) studied this question.

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