{"product_id":"9780674997219-the-shield-catalogue-of-women-other-fragments","title":"The Shield. Catalogue of Women. Other Fragments","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThough attributed to Hesiod (eighth or seventh century BC) in antiquity, the \u003ci\u003eCatalogue of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, a presentation of legendary Greek heroes and episodes according to maternal genealogy; \u003ci\u003eThe Shield\u003c\/i\u003e, a counterpoint to the Iliadic shield of Achilles; and certain poems that survive as fragments were likely not composed by Hesiod himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAntiquity’s original didactic poet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHesiod  describes himself as a Boeotian shepherd who heard the Muses call upon  him to sing about the gods. His exact dates are unknown, but he has  often been considered a younger contemporary of Homer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  first volume of this revised Loeb Classical Library edition offers  Hesiod’s two extant poems and a generous selection of testimonia  regarding his life, works, and reception. In \u003ci\u003eTheogony\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesiod  charts the history of the divine world, narrating the origin of the  universe and the rise of the gods, from first beginnings to the triumph  of Zeus, and reporting on the progeny of Zeus and of goddesses in union  with mortal men. In \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e, Hesiod shifts his attention  to humanity, delivering moral precepts and practical advice regarding  agriculture, navigation, and many other matters; along the way he gives  us the myths of Pandora and of the Golden, Silver, and other Races of  Men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second volume contains \u003ci\u003eThe Shield\u003c\/i\u003e and extant fragments of other poems, including the \u003ci\u003eCatalogue of Women\u003c\/i\u003e, that were attributed to Hesiod in antiquity. The former provides a Hesiodic counterpoint to the shield of Achilles in the \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e;  the latter presents several legendary episodes organized according to  the genealogy of their heroes’ mortal mothers. None of these is now  thought to be by Hesiod himself, but all have considerable literary and  historical interest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlenn W. Most has thoroughly revised his  edition to take account of the textual and interpretive scholarship that  has appeared since its initial publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943581331553,"sku":"9780674997219","price":24.22,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41278145.jpg?v=1779098382","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780674997219-the-shield-catalogue-of-women-other-fragments","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}