The poems of Hesiod : Theogony, Works and days, and the shield of Herakles / a new translation by Barry B. Powell.

By:

Hesiod [author.]

Contributor(s):

Powell, Barry B [translator,, writer of introduction.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literaturePublisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780520966222
0520966228

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English

Related works:

Container of (expression): Hesiod. Theogony. English
Container of (expression): Hesiod. Works and days. English
Container of (expression): Hesiod. Shield of Heracles. English

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Poems of Hesiod.DDC classification:

881/.01 23

LOC classification:

PA4010 .E5 2017

Online resources:

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Contents:

General introduction : Hesiod and his poems -- Introduction to the Theogony -- Theogony -- Introduction to the Works and days -- Works and days -- Introducton to The Shield of Herakles -- The Shield of Herakles.

Summary: "The Theogony is one of the most important mythical texts to survive from antiquity, and we devote the first section to it. It tells of the creation of the present world order under the rule of almighty Zeus. The Works and Days, in the second section, describes a bitter dispute between Hesiod and his brother over the disposition of their father's property, a theme that allows Hesiod to range widely over issues of right and wrong. The Shield of Herakles, whose centerpiece is a long description of a work of art, is not by Hesiod, at least most of it, but it was always attributed to him in antiquity. It is Hesiodic in style and has always formed part of the Hesiodic corpus. It makes up the third section of this book"--Provided by publisher.

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Translated from the Ancient Greek (to 1453).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Theogony is one of the most important mythical texts to survive from antiquity, and we devote the first section to it. It tells of the creation of the present world order under the rule of almighty Zeus. The Works and Days, in the second section, describes a bitter dispute between Hesiod and his brother over the disposition of their father's property, a theme that allows Hesiod to range widely over issues of right and wrong. The Shield of Herakles, whose centerpiece is a long description of a work of art, is not by Hesiod, at least most of it, but it was always attributed to him in antiquity. It is Hesiodic in style and has always formed part of the Hesiodic corpus. It makes up the third section of this book"--Provided by publisher.

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