Author: HESIOD [ BARRY B. POWEL]
Title: The Poems of Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Herakles
Description: University of California Press. 2017, 1st Pbk Edition. (ISBN: 0520292863) Soft cover. Ill.: Trans. Barry B. Powell. Book, In this new translation of Hesiod Barry B. Powell gives an accessible, modern verse rendering of these vibrant texts, essential to an understanding of early Greek myth and society. With stunning color images that help bring to life the contents of the poems and notes that explicate complex passages, Powell's fresh renditions provide an exciting introduction to the culture of the ancient Greeks.208p. illus. maps bibliography index. New.

Keywords: 0520292863 Trans. Barry B. Powellancient Greek Literature Poems Hesiod Works and Days, Theogony the Shield of Heracles Hesiod


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