Hesiod, “Works and Days” and “Theogony” (translated by Stanley Lombardo)
As Robert Lamberton writes in his introduction to this translation, “The Theogony and Works and Days stand alongside the Iliad and Odyssey at the beginning of the European literary tradition.” And there are instances in which each prompts some comparison with the Bible. For Works and Days: In his introduction, Lamberton notes that this poem … [Read more…]