{"product_id":"works-and-days-by-hesiod","title":"Works and Days By Hesiod","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished: 01\/02\/2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenres: Poetry - Classics - Mythology - Philosophy - History - Ancient - Nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv itemprop=\"description\" id=\"scope_book_description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Stallings's new translation of Hesiod's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- witty, gritty, and unsettlingly relevant - is not to be missed'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 RUNICMAN AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet A. E. Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHesiod was the first self-styled 'poet' in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide and educate his lazy brother,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etells the story of Pandora's jar and humanity's place in a fallen world. Blending the cosmic and the earthy, and mixing myth, lyrical description, personal asides, astronomy, proverbs and down-to-earth advice on rural tasks and rituals, it is also a hymn to honest toil as man's salvation. This vibrant new verse translation by award-winning poet A. E. Stallings conveys the clarity and unexpected humour of a founding work of classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-testid=\"publisher-information\" class=\"pdp-spec\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublisher information\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"publisher\"\u003ePenguin Books Ltd\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"isbn\"\u003e9780141197524\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumber of pages:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"numberOfPages\"\u003e112\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDimensions:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"height\"\u003e198\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"width\"\u003e130\u003c\/span\u003e x \u003cspan itemprop=\"depth\"\u003e8\u003c\/span\u003e mm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeight:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"weight\"\u003e93 g\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLanguage:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan itemprop=\"inLanguage\"\u003eEnglish (Language of text), Greek, Ancient (to 1453) (Original language of a translated text)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Starlight Library","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53376696582457,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"IQD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0951\/4624\/6457\/files\/9780141197524-jacket-large.webp?v=1780950277","url":"https:\/\/starlightlibrary.shop\/products\/works-and-days-by-hesiod","provider":"Starlight Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}