Works and Days

Name: Works and Days
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141197524
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By Hesiod

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Works and Days by Hesiod is a didactic poem channelling advice and wisdom from the farmer-poet to his brother, focusing on agricultural and moral instruction. It explores themes of hard work, justice, and piety, offering practical guidelines intertwined with mythological tales. This ancient work blends personal narrative with timeless societal observations.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you are fascinated by the intersection of ancient mythology, daily life, and ethical teachings. It offers insight into Greek farming life and wisdom literature from one of the earliest known poets, blending practical advice with mythological storytelling.

Works and Days

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A new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet Alicia Stallings.

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.

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A. E. Stallings's translation of Works and Days by Hesiod is praised for its witty and relevant approach, mixing poetry with practical farming tips and mythological references. The translation is noted for its vibrant and accessible style, which brings the ancient Greek text to life through engaging rhymes and insightful commentary. Stallings's work is celebrated for its ability to make Hesiod's classic accessible and enjoyable for modern readers, offering both clarity and a poetic touch.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141197524

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Translated by A. E. Stallings

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 93g

Pages: 112

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About the Author

Hesiod (Author) Hesiod, a contemporary of Homer, probably lived in the eighth century BC in the backwater of Askra, a hamlet in Boeotia, on the Greek mainland. As the probable author of both the Theogony and Works and Days, he is the first self-styled poet in Western literature, the first to tell us his own name and the first to advertise himself as a prize-winning poet. A. E. Stallings (Translator) A. E. Stallings is an American poet and translator. She has published three books of original verse, Archaic Smile (1999), Hapax (2006), and Olives (2012), a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her verse translation of Lucretius' The Nature of Things (2007) is published in Penguin Classics.

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