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Download or read book The Shield of Heracles written by Hesiod and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hesiod is one of the oldest Greek poets born in Askra of Boeotia in the 8th century. He wrote two great poems: "Works and Days", "Theogony" and "The Shield of Heracles".You can read The Shield of Heracles (Aspis) in ancient Greeks and English texts.
Book Synopsis Works and Days, Theogony and the Shield of Heracles by : Hesiod
Download or read book Works and Days, Theogony and the Shield of Heracles written by Hesiod and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These three classics of Greek literature — often called extended poems — helped bridge the oral and written traditions of Greek civilization. Like his contemporary, Homer, Hesiod artfully relates the struggles and triumphs of the gods as he offers moral and practical advice for earthbound mortals. A poetic treatise on agriculture and farming, Works and Days also presents instructions for daily life and social behavior. Theogony, on the other hand, concerns the origins of the gods, from the battle between the Titans to the ultimate triumph of Zeus. The Shield of Heracles holds further adventure, recounting one of the legendary hero's epic battles. This scrupulously accurate and readable translation is essential for students of Greek mythology and literature.
Download or read book Hesiod written by Hesiod and published by . This book was released on 1832 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan by : Hesiod
Download or read book The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan written by Hesiod and published by . This book was released on 1815 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Heracles by : Hesiod
Download or read book The Theogony, Works and Days, and the Shield of Heracles written by Hesiod and published by Digireads.com Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contained in this volume are the three best-known works of the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Hesiod's "The Theogony" concerns the origins of the world and of the gods and forms a foundation for all Greek mythology. In "Works and Days", Hesiod argues that labor is a fundamental condition of human existence and to those who are willing to work success will most surely be achieved. Additionally in this volume is "The Shield of Heracles" in which is described the conflict between Heracles and Cycnus while passing near Itonus. Presented here is the Hugh G. Evelyn-White translation of three important works that are generally attributed to Hesiod.
Download or read book The Poems of Hesiod written by Hesiod and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Theogony is one of the most important mythical texts to survive from antiquity, and we devote the first section to it. It tells of the creation of the present world order under the rule of almighty Zeus. The Works and Days, in the second section, describes a bitter dispute between Hesiod and his brother over the disposition of their father's property, a theme that allows Hesiod to range widely over issues of right and wrong. The Shield of Herakles, whose centerpiece is a long description of a work of art, is not by Hesiod, at least most of it, but it was always attributed to him in antiquity. It is Hesiodic in style and has always formed part of the Hesiodic corpus. It makes up the third section of this book"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Works and Days written by Hesiodus and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Theogony, Works and Days, The Shield of Heracles: Large Print with Introduction and Notes by : Hesiod
Download or read book The Theogony, Works and Days, The Shield of Heracles: Large Print with Introduction and Notes written by Hesiod and published by Alicia Editions. This book was released on 2022-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hesiod was an ancient Greek poet, contemporary of Homer. His works are well known as a major source of Greek mythology, agricultural techniques, early economic thought, archaic Greek astronomy and ancient timekeeping. This special edition (Large print with introduction and footnotes) brings together his three major works: The Theogony, Works and Days and The Shield of Heracles. Hesiod's Theogony is a large-scale synthesis of a vast variety of local Greek traditions concerning the gods, organized as a narrative that tells how they came to be and how they established permanent control over the cosmos.
Book Synopsis The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan, Including the Shield of Hercules by : Hesiod
Download or read book The Remains of Hesiod the Ascræan, Including the Shield of Hercules written by Hesiod and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a translation into blank verse of this work of the Greek poet Hesiod who lived approximately 70 years BC. It includes an essay on his life and times; his poems and mythology.
Download or read book Heracles written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Shield of Heracles and Catalogues of Women by : Hesiod
Download or read book Shield of Heracles and Catalogues of Women written by Hesiod and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-08 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In addition to the Theogony and Works and Days, numerous other poems were ascribed to Hesiod during antiquity. Modern scholarship has doubted their authenticity, and these works are generally referred to as forming part of the "Hesiodic Corpus" whether or not their authorship is accepted. The situation is summed up in this formulation by Glenn Most:"Hesiod" is the name of a person; "Hesiodic" is a designation for a kind of poetry, including but not limited to the poems of which the authorship may reasonably be assigned to Hesiod himself.Of these works forming the extended Hesiodic corpus, only the Shield of Heracles (Ἀσπὶς Ἡρακλέους, Aspis Hērakleous) is transmitted intact via a medieval manuscript tradition.Classical authors also attributed to Hesiod a lengthy genealogical poem known as Catalogue of Women or Ehoiai (because sections began with the Greek words ē hoiē, "Or like the one who ..."). It was a mythological catalogue of the mortal women who had mated with gods, and of the offspring and descendants of these unions.
Download or read book Herakles written by Emma Stafford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is more material available on Herakles than any other Greek god or hero. His story has many more episodes than those of other heroes, concerning his life and death as well as his battles with myriad monsters and other opponents. In literature, he appears in our earliest Greek epic and lyric poetry, is reinvented for the tragic and comic stage, and later finds his way into such unlikely areas as philosophical writing and love poetry. In art, his exploits are amongst the earliest identifiable mythological scenes, and his easily-recognisable figure with lionskin and club was a familiar sight throughout antiquity in sculpture, vase-painting and other media. He was held up as an ancestor and role-model for both Greek and Roman rulers, and widely worshipped as a god, his unusual status as a hero-god being reinforced by the story of his apotheosis. Often referred to by his Roman name Hercules, he has continued to fascinate writers and artists right up to the present day. In Herakles, Emma Stafford has successfully tackled the ‘Herculean task’ of surveying both the ancient sources and the extensive modern scholarship in order to present a hugely accessible account of this important mythical figure. Covering both Greek and Roman material, the book highlights areas of consensus and dissent, indicating avenues for further study on both details and broader issues. Easy to read, Herakles is perfectly suited to students of classics and related disciplines, and of interest to anyone looking for an insight into ancient Greece’s most popular hero.
Download or read book Hesiod written by Hesiod and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For this eagerly anticipated revised edition, Athanassakis has provided an expanded introduction on Hesiod and his work, subtly amended his faithful translations, significantly augmented the notes and index, and updated the bibliography. --Johns Hopkins University Press.
Book Synopsis The Shield of Achilles by : W. H. Auden
Download or read book The Shield of Achilles written by W. H. Auden and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first critical edition of W. H. Auden's poetry collection The Shield of Achilles, which won the 1956 National Book Award in Poetry, this book will include the complete text of Auden's award-winning volume The Shield of Achilles, accompanied critical commentary by Alan Jacobs: a preface to provide historical and publishing context; a longer introduction to orient the reader to the poems themselves; and detailed notes on words or passages in need of clarification for contemporary readers. Jacobs, who has edited two previous critical editions of Auden's poetry, argues that this was the most important single collection of poems Auden published, and also the most coherent of his collections. The two poetic sequences, "Bucolics" and "Horae Canonicae," bookend a remarkable set of lyrics, with "The Shield of Achilles" itself at the heart. One of Auden's last long poems, it refers to moment in The Iliad in which Thetis, mother of Achilles, asks Hephaestus to forge a shield for her son. Auden re-imagines how the shield of Achilles would look in the modern age, when the rules of war and the role of the hero have been rewritten. While the volume was widely praised, it is now out of print (although the title poem is included in larger collections of Auden's poetry). A critical edition allows readers to better understand and appreciate one of Auden's most important later poetic works, written in what Jacobs describes as "a poetic idiom that differs quite significantly from what anyone else at the time was doing. . . . it is, in a vital sense, public poetry and it can be enjoyed, understood, and profited from. This edition is meant to make that enjoyment, understanding, and profit easier of access.""--
Book Synopsis Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration by : Niels Koopman
Download or read book Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration written by Niels Koopman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ancient Greek Ekphrasis: Between Description and Narration Niels Koopman offers a thorough linguistic and narratological analysis of five canonical ancient Greek ekphraseis from the archaic to the Hellenistic period.
Book Synopsis Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles by : Kathleen Vail
Download or read book Reconstructing the Shield of Achilles written by Kathleen Vail and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the author's reconstruction of the shield of Achilles, using Homer as her guide in the creative process.
Book Synopsis Hesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done Into English Prose by : Hesiod
Download or read book Hesiod, the Poems and Fragments, Done Into English Prose written by Hesiod and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
