Work and Days (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781617207204)

Work and days is a didactic poem of some 800 verses written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life.

Author: Hesiod Hesiod
ISBN-10: 1617207209
ISBN-13: 9781617207204
Publisher: SMK Books
Language: English
Published: 04/23/2012
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.13lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d