{"product_id":"hesiod-and-theognis-theogony-works-and-days-and-elegies-paperback","title":"Hesiod and Theognis: Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHésiode\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTheognis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDorothea Wender\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTogether these two poets--Hesiod, the epic poet, and Theognis, the elegist--offer a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHesiod's \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e is a primitive creation of myth: it contains all the elements of a story--dark forces, sex and violence--but can also be read as philosophical speculation of a high order, and it soars to religious heights in its hymns. In contrast, his \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, also included in this volume, is an intriguing combination of agricultural advice, moral maxims, social and political comment and superstitious lore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheognis, the savage and suspicious author of many short elegaic poems, writing some two centuries later than Hesiod, ranges from serious theological questioning to satire and intensely personal love lyrics, and reflects the moods and themes of an aristocratic poet who mourned a changing Greek society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVery little is known about \u003cb\u003eHesiod\u003c\/b\u003e and it cannot definitely be proved that the same man wrote both the \u003cb\u003eTheogony \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/b\u003e. He probably lived in the eighth century BC (contemporary with Homer) in Boeotia on the Greek mainland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheognis\u003c\/b\u003e lived and wrote chiefly in the sixth century BC. He came from Megara, probably the one on the Greek mainland, and was an aristocrat. There was a popular revolution, in which he lost his status and possibly his money. He appears to have been exiled and might have moved to Megara in Sicily. He had a friend called Kurnos, the son of Polypaos, an aristocrat like himself. to whom he wrote numerous poems. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothea Schmidt Wender\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1934 in Ohio and graduated from Radcliffe College, and then went to the University of Minnesota and Harvard University. She has been Associate Professor and Chairman of the Department of Classics at Wheaton College, Massachusetts. Her publications include book reviews and scholarly articles.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.73 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 1976\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52841743024352,"sku":"9780140442830","price":15.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/TEyTY6u_5-9780140442830.webp?v=1781194876","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/hesiod-and-theognis-theogony-works-and-days-and-elegies-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}