An edition of Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield (1983)

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An edition of Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield (1983)

Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield

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"Hesiod belongs to the transitional period in Greek civilization during which a literary culture sustained through oral tradition was transformed by the emergence of a written alphabet. His two major surviving works, the Theogony and the Works and Days, present a broad view of the divine and the mundane, respectively. The Theogony traces the origins of the Greek gods and recounts the events surrounding the crowning of Zeus as their king. A manual of moral instruction in verse, the Works and Days was addressed to farmers and peasants." "Introducing his celebrated translations of these two poems and of the Shield, a closely related poem of now-disputed authorship, Apostolos N. Athanassakis positions Hesiod simultaneously as a philosopher-poet, a bard with deep roots in the culture of his native Boeotia, and the heir to a long tradition of Hellenic poetry. For this revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, made careful corrections and amendments to his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography. Already a classic, Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield is now more valuable than ever for students of Greek mythology and literature."--BOOK JACKET.

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Language
English
Pages
168

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Cover of: Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield
Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield
2004, Johns Hopkins University Press
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield
Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield
1983, Johns Hopkins University Press, The Johns Hopkins University Press
in English
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Theogony ; Works and days ; Shield
1983, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Edition Notes

Translation of: Theogonia, Erga kai Hēmerai, and Aopis.

Includes indexes.

Bibliography: p. 149-151.

Published in
Baltimore
Genre
Translations into English., Poetry.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
881/.01
Library of Congress
PA4010.E5 T5 1983b, PA4010.E5T5 1983b

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 168 p. ;
Number of pages
168

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL17768299M
Internet Archive
theogonyworksday0000hesi_z8e2
ISBN 10
0801829984, 0801829992
LCCN
83006143
OCLC/WorldCat
9393802
Library Thing
242895
Goodreads
1229505
1411252

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