Work and Days - Couverture rigide

Hesiod; Grene, David

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1515427552 ISBN 13 : 9781515427551

Editeur : SMK Books, 2018

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Grene was an Irish-born classicist and scholar of ancient Greek literature. Educated at Trinity College Dublin, Grene later taught at the University of Chicago, where he became closely associated with the Committee on Social Thought. He is widely recognized for his translations of Greek drama and poetry, many of which were published in the influential University of Chicago Press series devoted to classical texts.Grene's translations are noted for their clarity, precision, and respect for the structural integrity of the original works. His approach sought to render Greek texts in accessible modern English while preserving their intellectual and poetic force. Through both his scholarship and translations, Grene contributed significantly to the twentieth-century study and teaching of classical literature.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SMK Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1515427552
• ISBN 13: 9781515427551
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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