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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica (Loeb Classical Library #57) (English, Ancient Greek and Ancient Greek Edition) Hardcover – January 1, 1914

Ancient Greek Edition by Hesiod (Author), Hugh G. Evelyn-White (Translator)
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Hesiod (Hesiodus), an epic poet apparently of the eighth century BC, was born in Asia Minor but moved to Boeotia in central Greece. He was regarded by later Greeks as a contemporary of Homer.

Three works survive under Hesiod's name: (1) "Works and Days," addressed to his brother. In it he gives us the allegories of the two Strifes, and the myth of Pandora; stresses that every man must work; describes the accepted Five Ages of the world; delivers moral advice; surveys in splendid style a year's work on a farm; gives precepts on navigation; and propounds lucky and unlucky days. (2) "Theogony," a religious work about the rise of the gods and the universe from Chaos to the triumph of Zeus, and about the progeny of Zeus and of goddesses in union with mortal men. (3) "The Shield" (not by Hesiod), an extract from a "Catalogue of Women," the subject being Alcmena and her son Heracles and his contest with Cycnus, with a description of Heracles' shield. All three works are of great literary interest.

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  1. Print length
    400 pages
  2. Language
    English, Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek
  3. Publisher
    Loeb Classical Library
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1914
  5. Dimensions
    4.75 x 1 x 7 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0674990633
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0674990630
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Loeb Classical Library; Revised edition (January 1, 1914)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0674990633
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0674990630
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.75 x 1 x 7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

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Lothringen
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2016
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There is no better translator of Hesiod and this book contains all his work in that area.
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1.0 out of 5 stars tiny font, crappy format
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2022
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don't buy this book. this is yet another one of these "picture of a book" books. I looked high and low for the publisher but none is named! On the back page it says Made in the USA, Coppell, TX , 14 October 2022, presumably made in someone's garage. I might have kept this insult to publishing if the text were not in font size 8 or less! Big fat ZERO stars for this ugly baby.
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3.0 out of 5 stars ... I expected and in this respect the book was excellent. However
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2016
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The content was exactly how I expected and in this respect the book was excellent. However, the font is so small I find it very difficult to read for more than a few minutes, or I have to use a magnifying glass as well as reading glasses.
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Leonidas Koutsoumpos
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Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2014
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Quick and clean
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D. B. Killings
5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable for Classicists
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2002
Like all Loeb Classics, this edition is presented with the ancient greek text on the left page, and its english translation on the right, giving students of classical greek an easy cross-reference. The translations are easy to read and not too difficult to comprehend, while still at the same time accurately rendered (unlike many Loeb translations, which are frequently too literal a translation to be readable).
But what makes this book of keen interest is not the attention paid to Hesiod's Theogony and Works & Days, nor the anonymous "Homeric" Hymns, but rather to its meticulous compedium of the lesser-known works it presents. Especially, for those works for which no complete version has survived, only fragments and occassional (later) commentaries.
In this volume you discover a wonderful epic poem called The Catalogue of Women and Eoie, of which only about half survives scattered among a hundred or so fragments. You also discover The Shield of Hercules, which some attribute to Hesiod. But most fascinating of all are the fragments of the Epic Cycle, poems written as a sort of "history" of the Greek people, of which the two great works by Homer (The Iliad and The Odyssey) were the most well-known and the only ones to survive intact. As far as I know, this is the only volume in english which gathers all of these fragments together and attempts to sort them out in some kind of order; for those interested in the ancient epics, this alone makes the edition worth the price.
This book is a sobering reminder of just how much has been lost over the centuries, of just how little actually has survived. Sadly, this is now probably the closest anyone will ever get to being able to read The Cypriad or The Melampodia again, and that's a shame.
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Rosie
3.0 out of 5 stars The ISBN number/s given do not function within Bibliography management ...
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2016
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The ISBN number/s given do not function within Bibliography management software. Also, there is no publication information given at the beginning of the book.
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Avid Reader
2.0 out of 5 stars Pirated?
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2013
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This seems to be a pirated edition of a good older version. There is no publication information whatsoever. That said, it is an attractive book with good text versions.
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D. Nanos
3.0 out of 5 stars Great text, but a poor look to the page...
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014
This paperback edition is printed in a font so small as to make reading a chore and aggravating, rather than the pleasure that reading truly is. The text is excellent, as one would expect of a (former?) Loeb edition, but even a young person needs a magnifying glass or to hold it close to the face to read. I would rather pay more money and be able to read the book more easily. I regret buying this edition and should have hunted out an older one that has a bit larger type. There is no splash page with publisher's info, ISBN, font type, where printed, etc. It is a good value for the price, but an edition I do not recommend to anyone with eyeglasses or anyone who needs better information for citations..
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sankar ramachandran
4.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in India on May 31, 2014
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Great book. Lycidly written, instructs the reader about the subtleties of early Greek poetry. It's a good book for both beginners and more specialized reader. I would recommend it any day.
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