Bibliograph

Works and days, Hesiod ; translated and with an introduction and notes by A.E. Stallings

Type

Label

Works and days, Hesiod ; translated and with an introduction and notes by A.E. Stallings

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

poetry

Main title

Works and days

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

958098266

Responsibility statement

Hesiod ; translated and with an introduction and notes by A.E. Stallings

Series statement

Penguin Classics

Summary

The ancient Greeks revered Hesiod, believing he had beaten Homer in a singing contest and that after his dead body was thrown to sea, it was brought back by dolphins. His Works and Days is one of the most important early works of Greek poetry. Ostensibly written by the poet to chide his lazy brother, it recounts the story of Pandora's box and humanity's decline since the Golden Age, and can be read as a celebration of rural life and a hymn to work

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Further reading -- Note on the translation

Classification