My Works and Days

My Works and Days PDF Author: Lewis Mumford
Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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My Works and Days

My Works and Days PDF Author: Lewis Mumford
Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Works and Days

Works and Days PDF Author: Bernadette Mayer
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780811225175
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A brand spanking new collection, Works and Days is classic Bernadette Mayer: fresh, learned, exciting, and endlessly surprising

Works & Days

Works & Days PDF Author: Hesiod
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Works and Days

Works and Days PDF Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141970669
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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'Stallings's new translation of Hesiod's Works and Days - witty, gritty, and unsettlingly relevant - is not to be missed' TLS, Books of the Year A new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet Alicia Stallings. Hesiod was the first self-styled 'poet' in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide and educate his lazy brother, Works and Days tells the story of Pandora's jar and humanity's place in a fallen world. Blending the cosmic and the earthy, and mixing myth, lyrical description, personal asides, astronomy, proverbs and down-to-earth advice on rural tasks and rituals, it is also a hymn to honest toil as man's salvation. This vibrant new verse translation by award-winning poet A. E. Stallings conveys the clarity and unexpected humour of a founding work of classical literature.

Hesiod's Works and days

Hesiod's Works and days PDF Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : Didactic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 70

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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. Classicists and ancient historians have turned to "Works and Days" for its insights on Greek mythology and religion. The poem also sheds light on economic history and ancient agriculture, and is a good resource for social scientists interested in these areas. This translation emphasizes the activities and problems of a practicing agriculturist as well as the larger, changing political and economic institutions of the early archaic period. The authors provide a clear, accurate translation along with notes aimed at a broad audience. The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E., while the notes present the range and possible meanings of important Greek terms and references in the poem and highlight areas of ambiguity in our understanding of "Works and Days."

Hesiod: Theogony, Works and days, Testimonia

Hesiod: Theogony, Works and days, Testimonia PDF Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674996229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 410

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Hesiod describes himself as a Boeotian shepherd who heard the Muses call upon him to sing about the gods. His exact dates are unknown, but he has often been considered a younger contemporary of Homer. This volume of the new Loeb Classical Library edition offers a general introduction, a fluid translation facing an improved Greek text of Hesiod's two extant poems, and a generous selection of testimonia from a wide variety of ancient sources regarding Hesiod's life, works, and reception. In Theogony Hesiod charts the history of the divine world, narrating the origin of the universe and the rise of the gods, from first beginnings to the triumph of Zeus, and reporting on the progeny of Zeus and of goddesses in union with mortal men. In Works and Days Hesiod shifts his attention to the world of men, delivering moral precepts and practical advice regarding agriculture, navigation, and many other matters; along the way he gives us the myths of Pandora and of the Golden, Silver, and other Races of Men.

Theogony and Works and Days

Theogony and Works and Days PDF Author: Hesiod
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191593494
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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Hesiod, who lived in Boetia in the late eighth century BC, is one of the oldest known, and possibly the oldest of Greek poets. His Theogony contains a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of the world and an account of the struggles of the Titans. In contrast, Works and Days is a compendium of moral and practical advice on husbandry, and throws unique and fascinating light on archaic Greek society. As well as offering the earliest known sources for the myths of Pandora, Prometheus and the Golden Age, Hesiod's poetry provides a valuable account of the ethics and superstitions of the society in which he lived. Unlike Homer, Hesiod writes about himself and his family, and he stands out as the first personality in European literature. This new translation, by a leading expert on the Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability. It is accompanied by an introduction and explanatory notes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Hesiod, and Theognis

Hesiod, and Theognis PDF Author: James Davies
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Didactic poetry, Greek
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica

Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica PDF Author: Hesiod
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 692

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Works and Days

Works and Days PDF Author: Hesiodus
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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