{"product_id":"works-and-days-9780141197524","title":"Works and Days","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new verse translation by award-winning poet Alicia Stallings of one of the foundational works of ancient Greece \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTLS BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2018, selected by Rachel Hadas and Emily Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The ancient Greeks revered Hesiod, believing he had beaten Homer in a singing contest and that after his dead body was thrown to sea, it was brought back by dolphins. His \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important early works of Greek poetry. Ostensibly written by the poet to chide his lazy brother, it recounts the story of Pandora's box and humanity's decline since the Golden Age, and can be read as a celebration of rural life and a hymn to work. Alicia Stallings's new translation breathes new life into Hesiod's work, rendering its vivid poetry for a new generation of classics readers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,800 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16345289\"\u003eHésiode\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141197524\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0141197528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BUS\"\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BUS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS002000\"\u003eAncient | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC026000\"\u003eSociology | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHesiod\u003c\/b\u003e, a contemporary of Homer, probably lived in the eighth century in Boeotia on the Greek mainland. He is often considered to be the author of both the \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, although this has been debated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eAlicia Stallings\u003c\/b\u003e is an American poet and translator. She has published three books of original verse, \u003ci\u003eArchaic Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHapax\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOlives\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her verse translation of Lucretius's \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Things\u003c\/i\u003e is published by Penguin Classics.","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44564495466733,"sku":"9780141197524","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_bf82462e-9246-4965-93d9-dad0ab423083.jpg?v=1701852400","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/works-and-days-9780141197524","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}