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Hesiod: Works And Days: (Forgotten Books)
Hesiod Works And Days - Forgotten Books Author:Hesiod Book Description: — "Works and Days (which sometimes goes by the Latin name Opera et Dies, as in the OCT) is a Greek poem of some 800 verses written by Hesiod (around 700 BC). The poem revolves around two general truths: labour is the universal lot of Man, but he who is willing to work will get by. Scholars have seen this work against a ba... more »ckground of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of documented colonisations in search of new land.
This work lays out the five Ages of Man, as well as containing advice and wisdom, prescribing a life of honest labour and attacking idleness and unjust judges (like those who decided in favour of Perses) as well as the practice of usury. It describes immortals who roam the earth watching over justice and injustice. The poem regards labor as the source of all good, in that both gods and men hate the idle, who resemble drones in a hive." (Quote from wikipedia.org)
Table of Contents:
Publisher's Preface; Hesiod: Works And Days; Endnotes
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