Works and days
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The ancient Greeks revered Hesiod, believing he had beaten Homer in a singing contest and that after his dead body was thrown to sea, it was brought back by dolphins. His 'Works and Days' is one of the most important early works of Greek poetry. Ostensibly written by the poet to chide his lazy brother, it recounts the story of Pandora's box and humanity's decline since the Golden Age, and can be read as a celebration of rural life and a hymn to work.
Main title:
Works and days / Hesiod ; translated by Alicia Stallings.
Author:
Hesiod, authorStallings, A. E. (Alicia Elsbeth), 1968-, translator
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2017.
Collation:
96 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Ancient Greek.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780141197524 (pbk. :)
Language:
EnglishGreek, Ancient (to 1453)
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BRN:
83089
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