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Author Hesiod, author.

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

Publication Info. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 184 pages).
text file
Series The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Note Translated from the Ancient Greek (to 1453).
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Hesiod -- Translations into English.
Hesiod.
Hesiod -- Criticism and interpretation.
Criticism and interpretation.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Translations.
Added Author Powell, Barry B., translator, writer of introduction.
Container of (expression): Hesiod. Theogony. English.
Container of (expression): Hesiod. Works and days. English.
Container of (expression): Hesiod. Shield of Heracles. English.
Added Title Works. Selections. English
Other Form: Print version: Hesiod. Poems of Hesiod. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520292857 (DLC) 2016056629
ISBN 9780520966222 (electronic book)
0520966228 (electronic book)
9780520292857 (hardcover ; alkaline paper)