Hesiod: Theogony, Works and Days, Shield
Brand: Johns Hopkins University Press
Categories: Books, Literature & Fiction, History & Criticism


Johns Hopkins University Press

Dimensions: 7 x 0.48 x 10 inches
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0801879841
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Print length: 192 pages
Publication date: August 2, 2004
ISBN-13: 978-0801879845
Edition: 2nd
subtitle: 2nd Edition
author: Visit Amazon's Hesiod Page search results Hesiod Apostolos N. Athanassakis
review: Editorial Reviews Review The translations in themselves have the pleasing flow, sound, rhythm, and idiom of good English poetry even though . . . they follow the original Greek text line by line and adhere closely to its literal meaning. ― Choice Athanassakis provides a readable and stimulating English version . . . [and] displays a good command of Hesiodic scholarship. ―Peter L. Smith, Echos du Monde Classique/Classical Views Athanassakis's notes are informative and interesting, full of cross references to the ancient sources and comparisons to Biblical, Norse, and other sources. His anthropological interest includes and indeed highlights modern Greece . . . I found his translation of epithets refreshing and intriguing. ―Allan Wooley, New England Classical Newsletter About the Author Apostolos N. Athanassakis (ATHENS, GR) is professor emeritus in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he held the Argyropoulos Chair in Hellenic Studies from 2001 to 2011. Among his many translations is The Homeric Hymns .