The poems of Hesiod : Theogony, Works and days, and The shield of Herakles / a new translation by Ba...
The poems of Hesiod : Theogony, Works and days, and The shield of Herakles / a new translation by Ba...
The poems of Hesiod : Theogony, Works and days, and The shield of Herakles / a new translation by Barry B. Powell.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
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G 2018/1044
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 184 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, genealogical tables ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
General introduction : Hesiod and his poems -- Introduction to the Theogony -- Theogony -- Introduction to the Works and days -- Works and days -- Introducton to The Shield of Herakles -- The Shield of Herakles.
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Publisher
Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
[2017]
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Summary
"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 p...
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The poems of Hesiod : Theogony, Works and days, and The shield of Herakles / a new translation by Barry B. Powell.
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The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Hesiod. Poems of Hesiod. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017] 9780520966222 (DLC) 2017000427
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G 2018/1044
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74VKVNXA6J5O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVNXA6J5O
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ISBN
0520292863 paperback ; alkaline paper
9780520292857 hardcover ; alkaline paper
0520292855 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9780520292864 paperback ; alkaline paper
DDC
881.01
MMS ID
991024160613802626
