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A new verse translation by award-winning poet Alicia Stallings of one of the foundational works of ancient Greece TLS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018, selected by Rachel Hadas and Emily Wilson The ancient Greeks revered Hesiod, believing he had beaten Homer in a singing contest and... Read Full Overview

Bryn Mawr Commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient Greek and Latin literature. They assume that the student will know the basics of grammar... Read Full Overview

This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W. Tandy, a classicist, and Walter Neale, an economist and economic historian. Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose Works and Days discusses agricultural practices and society in general... Read Full Overview

Esta obra podr a considerarse el primer libro de autoayuda de la historia. Describe lo que Hes odo llama las cinco Edades del Hombre, adem s de contener consejo y sabidur a, prescribiendo una vida de trabajo honesto y atacando la ociosidad, los jueces injustos y la pr ctica de... Read Full Overview

A foundational poem of early Greek literature offering moral instruction, agricultural guidance, and reflections on justice and human labor.

In Work and Days, Hesiod addresses his brother Perses with counsel on honest labor, moderation, and the consequences... Read Full Overview

This new, annotated translation of Hesiod's Works and Days is a collaboration between David W. Tandy, a classicist, and Walter Neale, an economist and economic historian. Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose Works and Days discusses agricultural practices and... Read Full Overview

Les Travaux et les Jours d'H siode, un po me didactique de la Gr ce antique, offre un aper u pr cieux de la vie agricole, de la sagesse morale et de la cosmogonie grecque. Ce recueil, attribu H siode, explore les th mes du travail, de la justice et du destin travers... Read Full Overview

1562

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview

A foundational poem of early Greek literature offering moral instruction, agricultural guidance, and reflections on justice and human labor.

In Work and Days, Hesiod addresses his brother Perses with counsel on honest labor, moderation, and the consequences... Read Full Overview

1586

Dans ce po me, H siode aborde des th mes fondamentaux pour la r flexion: - L'histoire de Prom th e et de Pandore, - Les cinq races successives de l'humanit (or, argent, bronze, race des h ros puis fer), - La fable du faucon et du rossignol (le faucon repr sentant le roi, et... Read Full Overview

Apres la Theogonie, qui chante l'epanouissement des lignees divines, Les Travaux et les Jours est le grand poeme archaique de la condition humaine. Dans cette oeuvre de poesie sapientiale, l'aede paysan s'adresse a son frere, parfois aux rois et, en definitive, a nous, simples... Read Full Overview