Works And Days Av Hesiod

<p><b>''Stallings''s new translation of Hesiod''s <i>Works and Days</i> - witty, gritty, and unsettlingly relevant - is not to be missed'' <i>TLS</i>, Books of the Year<br><br></b><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 RUNICMAN AWARD</b><br><b><br>A new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet A. E. Stallings.<br></b><br>Hesiod was the first self-styled ''poet'' in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide and educate his lazy brother, <i>Works and Days</i> tells 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.</p>