Hesiod and Theognis

Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies

By Hesiod and Theognis
Introduction by Dorothea Wender
Translated by Dorothea Wender

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Together these two poets-Hesiod, the epic poet, and Theognis, the elegist-offer a superb introduction to the life and thought of ancient Greece.

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Table Of Contents

Theology and Works and Days; ElegiesHESIOD
Introduction
Theology
Works and Days

THEOGNIS
Introduction
Elegies

Notes
Select Glossary

About Hesiod

Very little is known about Hesiod and it cannot definitely be proved that the same man wrote both the Theogony and Works and Days. He probably lived in the eighth century BC (contemporary with Homer) in Boeotia on the Greek… More about Hesiod

About Theognis

Theognis lived and wrote chiefly in the sixth century BC. He came from Megara, probably the one on the Greek mainland, and was an aristocrat. There was a popular revolution, in which he lost his status and possibly his money…. More about Theognis

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Aug 26, 1976 | 176 Pages | ISBN 9780140442830

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