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Theogony
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Ideal for readers interested in classical mythology, ancient Greek literature, and cultural history, as well as students and scholars seeking an annotated and contextualised edition of Hesiod's seminal works.
This English translation from the Greek is Hesiod's straightforward account of the family conflict among the gods and the Greek origin myth. Includes an introduction; commentary; interpretive essay; Hesiod's "Works and Days", lines 1-201; and material from the Library of Apollodorus.
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This translation contains an introduction, commentary and interpretive essay as well as numerous notes and annotations to provide the history and background of the epic, and the mythological context in which it is placed.
Hesiod's straightforward account of family conflict among the gods is the best and earliest evidence of what the ancient Greeks believed about the beginning of the world.
Theogony includes Hesiod's Works and Days, lines 1-201, and material from the Library of Apollodorus.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780941051002
Publisher: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 January 1987
Country: United States
Imprint: Focus Publishing/R Pullins & Co
Edition: New edition
Illustration: Illustrations
Contributors:
- Edited and translated by Richard Caldwell
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 7.0mm
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 173g
Pages: 129
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About the Author
Richard Caldwell (deceased) was Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. His PhD was from the University of Texas and he specialized in both the Classics and psychoanalysis. He wrote the popular transation of Hesiod's "Theogony" and a prose translation of Vergil's "Aeneid".
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