{"product_id":"theogonyworks-and-days-hesiod-9780889227002","title":"Theogony\/Works and Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eC.S. Morrissey's brilliant translations bring a modern, lyrical sensibility to \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesiod's two great poems that paved the way for subsequent achievements in Greek philosophy. \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e tells of the first generations of the gods and recollects how Zeus established his cosmic reign of justice. \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e examines the two-fold role of competition in life, what Hesiod calls \"the bad strife\" and \"the good strife\" and how they affect our struggle to maintain order in the wake of chaos and the primeval void.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. S. Morrissey, Hesiod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0889227004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889227002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.95h x 4.88w x 0.47d","brand":"C. S. Morrissey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047297511679,"sku":"9780889227002","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f140790f-ed4a-4425-8200-4ea4d3b25e40.jpg?v=1684989400","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theogonyworks-and-days-hesiod-9780889227002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}