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Work and Days

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Work and days is a didactic poem of some 800 verses written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781515427551
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 32
  • Utgitt:
  • 3. april 2018
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 229x152x6 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 222 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uker
Forventet levering: 13. november 2024

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Work and days is a didactic poem of some 800 verses written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BC. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life.

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