Theogony and Works and Days (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780199538317)

This new, fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldest known Greek poets. The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy and account of the struggles of the gods, and the Works and Days offers a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry.

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Author: Hesiod
ISBN-10: 019953831X
ISBN-13: 9780199538317
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Language: English
Published: 07/26/2009
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.50h x 5.00w x 0.40d