| Work and Days Contributor(s): Hesiod, Hesiod (Author), Grene, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1617207209 ISBN-13: 9781617207204 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $6.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Almanacs - History | Ancient - General - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Physical Information: 0.08" H x 6" W x 9" (0.13 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Work and days is a didactic poem of some 800 verses written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life. |