Works and Days Tapa dura - 1978

Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, USA, 1978. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. Text in English, Greek, Modern (1453-). Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 414 p. Oxford University Press Academic Monograph Reprints. Audience: General/trade. Oxford University, 1978, 399 pages, hardcover in a very good jacket, no underlining, light wear, spine on jacket is sun faded

Oxford Clarendon Press. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0198140053 . Very light shelfwear to book and DJ; 1996 Sandpiper reprint of 1978 Edition. ; 399 pages; Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet whose Works and Days discusses agricultural practices and society in general. Classicists and ancient historians have turned to Works and Days for its insights on Greek mythology and religion. The poem also sheds light on economic history and ancient agriculture, and is a good resource for social scientists interested in these areas. This translation emphasizes the activities and problems of a practicing agriculturist as well as the larger, changing political and economic institutions of the early archaic period. The authors provide a clear, accurate translation along with notes aimed at a broad audience. The introductory essay discusses the changing economic, political and trading world of the eighth and seventh centuries B. C. E. , while the notes present the range and possible… Leer más