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''De Agri Cultura'' ((:ˈdeː ˈaɡriː kʊlˈtuːraː), ''On Farming'' or ''On Agriculture''〔(ラテン語:dē agrī cultūrā), literally ''"concerning the cultivation of the field"''〕), written by Cato the Elder, is the oldest surviving work of Latin prose. Alexander Hugh McDonald, in his article for the ''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', dated this essay's composition to about 160 BC and noted that "for all of its lack of form, its details of old custom and superstition, and its archaic tone, it was an up-to-date directed from his own knowledge and experience to the new capitalistic farming."〔"Cato (1)", ''Oxford Classical Dictionary'', second edition. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1970), p. 215.〕 Cato was revered by many later authors for his practical attitudes, his natural stoicism and his tight, lucid prose. He is much quoted by Pliny the Elder, for example, in his ''Naturalis Historia''. ==Style==
The work of Cato is often characterized as a "farmer's notebook" written in a "random fashion"; it is hard to think of it as literature. The book seems to be no more than a manual of husbandry intended for friends and neighbours. Its direct style, however, was noted by other ancient authors like Aulus Gellius as "forceful and vigorous", in a context of extreme simplicity. Perhaps the main achievement of ''De Agri Cultura'' is its depiction of rural life during the Roman Republic.〔Hooper, William Davis & Ash, Harrison Boyd: ''Marcus Porcius Cato, On agriculture; Marcus Terentius Varro, On agriculture'' Volume 283 of Loeb classical library. Loeb classical library. Latin authors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「De Agri Cultura」の詳細全文を読む
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