{"product_id":"theogony-and-works-and-days-henry-michael-weinfield-9780472069323","title":"Theogony and Works and Days","description":"Written in the late eighth century BC by Hesiod, one of the oldest known of Greek poets, \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e represent the earliest account of the origin of the Greek gods, and an invaluable compendium of advice for leading a moral life, both offering unique insights into archaic Greek society. There are a number of modern translations of Hesiod available, rendered in serviceable English, but until now no one has created a work of literature equal to the original. This translation is the result of a unique collaboration between a classicist and a poet, capturing in English \u003ci\u003efourteeners\u003c\/i\u003e the works' true poetic flavor while remaining faithful to the Greek text and the archaic world in which it was composed.\u003cbr\u003eThis translation contains a general introduction, a translator's introduction, notes, and a glossary. It will be of interest to general readers, students of and specialists in classical literature, and lovers of poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This Schlegel-Weinfield translation of Hesiod is superbly crafted: compelling, unforgettable poetry to be read aloud with delight and gratitude.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Allen Mandelbaum, Endowed Kenan Professor of Humanities, Wake Forest University \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This exciting and unique collaboration between a classical philologist and a poet will not just provide insight into archaic Greek society, but also offer something new: the opportunity to experience the richness of Hesiod's style, language, and modes of thought with remarkable fidelity to the ancient Greek. Weinfield and Schlegel make Hesiod sing.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Carole Newlands, Classics Department, University of Wisconsin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Schlegel and Weinfield have produced one of the most remarkable of a current resurgence of translations from the classics, allowing the modern world to hear a poet who may have known Homer. Hesiod's song makes us understand why the Greeks thought a poet could draw dolphins through the seas or raise the walls of Thebes. Weinfield translates by ear and transfers what he hears to the page, resonant \u003ci\u003efourteeners\u003c\/i\u003e, a worthy echo of the past.\"--Charles Stanley Ross, Professor, Department of English, and Director, Comparative Literature, PurdueUniversity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatherine Schlegel\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Classics, University of Notre Dame. \u003cb\u003eHenry Weinfield\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of Liberal Studies, University of Notre Dame, and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Collected Poems of Stephane Mallarme\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Michael Weinfield, Hesiod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472069322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472069323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.08h x 6.08w x 0.36d","brand":"Henry Michael Weinfield","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946675962111,"sku":"9780472069323","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_166ecbb0-85bc-4602-879c-6fefc8bb7b49.jpg?v=1681514498","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theogony-and-works-and-days-henry-michael-weinfield-9780472069323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}