Works of Hesiod and the Homeric hymns / translated by Daryl Hine.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hesiod.

Contributor:

Hine, Daryl.

Standardized Title:

Selections. English. 2005

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Didactic poetry, Greek--Translations into English.

Didactic poetry, Greek.

Religious poetry, Greek--Translations into English.

Religious poetry, Greek.

Hymns, Greek (Classical)--Translations into English.

Hymns, Greek (Classical).

Fables, Greek--Translations into English.

Fables, Greek.

Gods, Greek--Poetry.

Gods, Greek.

Farm life--Poetry.

Farm life.

Seasons--Poetry.

Seasons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Works of Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns, highly acclaimed poet and translator Daryl Hine brings new life to the words of Hesiod and the world of Archaic Greece. Unlike most available prose renderings of their works, Hine's illuminating translations present these classics as they originally appeared, in verse. This volume includes Hesiod's Works and Days and Theogony, two of the oldest non-Homeric poems to survive. Works and Days is filled with cautionary tales and advice for managing harvests and maintaining a good work ethic. Theogony is the earliest comprehensive account of classical mythol

Contents:

Works and days / Hesiod

Theogony / Hesiod

The Homeric hymns

The battle of the frogs and the mice.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contains:

Battle of the frogs and mice. English

Homeric hymns. English

ISBN:

9786611957155

9781281957153

1281957151

9780226329673

0226329674

OCLC:

476229989