The Epics of Hesiod

The Epics of Hesiod
Author: F.A. Paley
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2022-06-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3375040709

Reprint of the original, first published in 1861.

The Poems of Hesiod

The Poems of Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2017-08
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0520292863

"The Theogony is one of the most important mythical texts to survive from antiquity, and we devote the first section to it. It tells of the creation of the present world order under the rule of almighty Zeus. The Works and Days, in the second section, describes a bitter dispute between Hesiod and his brother over the disposition of their father's property, a theme that allows Hesiod to range widely over issues of right and wrong. The Shield of Herakles, whose centerpiece is a long description of a work of art, is not by Hesiod, at least most of it, but it was always attributed to him in antiquity. It is Hesiodic in style and has always formed part of the Hesiodic corpus. It makes up the third section of this book"--Provided by publisher.

The Poems of Hesiod

The Poems of Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 164
Release: 1983
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780806118468

Hesiod is the first Greek and, therefore, the first European we can know as a real person, for, unlike Homer, he tells us about himself in his poems. Hesiod seems to have been a successful farmer and a rather gloomy though not humorless man. One suspects from his concern for the bachelor's lot and some rather unflattering remarks about women that he was never married. A close study of both poems reveals the same personality -that of a deeply religious man concerned with the problems of justice and fate.

The Epics of Hesiod

The Epics of Hesiod
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2016-06-22
Genre:
ISBN: 9781359972552

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Theogony

Theogony
Author: Hesiod
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 116
Release: 1999
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: 9780192839411

This new, fully-annotated translation by a leading expert on Hesiodic poems combines accuracy with readability and includes an introduction and explanatory notes on these two works by one of the oldest known Greek poets. The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy and account of the struggles of the gods, and the Works and Days offers a compendium of moral and practical advice for a life of honest husbandry.

The Narrative Voice in the Theogony of Hesiod

The Narrative Voice in the Theogony of Hesiod
Author: Kathryn B. Stoddard
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2017-07-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 9047413857

This volume offers analysis of the narratological structure of the Theogony with the purpose of elucidating a major, unifying theme in this poem: the relationship between the divine and mortal realms. The techniques of narratology are herein employed to support the argument that Hesiod portrays the cosmos as sharply divided between gods and men. The Theogony should therefore be read as a didactic poem explaining primarily the position of man vis-à-vis the gods. The first half of this book discusses relevant scholarship and introduces the theme of relationship of gods to men in the Theogony. The second half of the book discusses how Hesiod employs Character-Text, Attributive Discourse, Embedded Focalization, Anachrony, and Commentary to achieve his didactic purposes.

Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns

Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns
Author: Richard Janko
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2007-03-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521035651

This book investigates the history of the ancient Greek tradition of oral epic poetry which culminated in the Iliad and Odyssey. These masterpieces did not exhaust the tradition, and poems were composed in the same style for several generations afterwards. One group of such poems is the 'Homeric Hymns', ascribed to Homer in antiquity. In fact the origins of these Hymns are as mysterious as those of the Homeric epics themselves with little external evidence to assist. This book will be of interest to scholars concerned with Greek philology and dialects, Homeric epic and Greek literature of the Archaic period. It should also find readers amongst specialists in other oral poetries and those using computers in the Humanities.