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HESIOD : Theogony, Works and Days, Shield
by Hesiod; (Translated from the Greek By Apostolos N. Athanassakis)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/None as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0801829992
- ISBN 13
- 9780801829994
- Seller
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Univ Press, 1983. First Edition, 7th Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW & Bright. Illustrated softcover/NF w/faint creasing to lower front corner. English translation, with notes, by scholar Apostolos N. Athanassakis (1938 -), of works of early Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 BC). 168 pgs in 4 parts: I, Hesiod; II, The Theogony; III, The Works and Days; and IV, The Shield. Theogony records the origins & genealogies of the gods; Works and Days gives moral & practical advice for living an honest life of (chiefly argricultural) work; and, The Shield of Hercules, which is an epic poem, often attributed to Hesiod.
Synopsis
Vol. 2 contains those works ascribed to Hesiod in antiquity. Includes bibliographical references and index. Texts in Greek with English translations on facing pages; introductions and notes in English.
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- Title
- HESIOD : Theogony, Works and Days, Shield
- Author
- Hesiod; (Translated from the Greek By Apostolos N. Athanassakis)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- None as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, 7th Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0801829992
- ISBN 13
- 9780801829994
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins Univ Press
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Classics/Greek Poetry/Hesiod
- Bookseller catalogs
- Legends/Myths/Folk Tales; Poetry/Verse;
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