Author

Publication

2018-11-13 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

124,000 words, Guess

Page Count

496 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

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  • Amazon0674997212

Classifications

  • LCCPA4009
  • LCCPA4009 .A2 2018

Description

"This volume, which completes the new Loeb Classical Library edition of Hesiod, contains The Shield and extant fragments of other poems, including the Catalogue of Women, that were attributed to Hesiod in antiquity. None of these is now thought to be by Hesiod himself, but all have considerable literary and historical interest. The Catalogue of Women is a systematic presentation in five books of a large number of Greek legendary heroes and episodes, organized according to the genealogy of the heroes' mortal mothers. The Shield provides a Hesiodic counterpoint to the shield of Achilles in the Iliad, with Heracles as the protagonist. The volume concludes with a comprehensive index to the complete edition." --Book jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Hesiod: The Shield. Catalogue of Women. Other FragmentsHardcoverHarvard University Press2018-11-13

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