Hesiod and Theognis
$24.30
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
29 December 2000
Summary
The poetry of Hesiod and Theognis offers a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece.
Hesiod’s Theogony (c. 725 BCE) is a powerful creation myth: an epic, bloody tale of dark forces, sex and violence, tracing the history of the world from primeval Chaos to the establishment of Zeus as supreme king of the gods. In contrast, Hesiod’s Works and Days, written to advise his indolent brother Perseus, is an intriguing, sophisticated combination of ethica…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140442830 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140442839 |
| Author: | Dorothea Wender, Hesiod, Theognis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 29 December 2000 |
| Weight: | 133g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 130mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Dorothea Wender
Hesiod is an early Greek poet, whose work gives an insight into the creation myths of Greek society. Theognis, writing c.525 bce, was an aristocrat. Dorothea Wender is a well-know translator.
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