Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod

4 reviews

caity's review against another edition

funny

3.75

(Read A. E. Stallings translation)
I found Stallings to be entertaining and comedic in her introduction and descriptions. I also found her translation to be entertaining and rhythmic. Hesiod's advice to his brother seems alright (aside from the misogyny) one of my favourite lines was "But he who can't think for himself, nor once
Learn from another, is a useless dunce."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

mxmorganic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging informative medium-paced

5.0

The 5*’s are for West’s translation, which is excellent - it reads like Hesiod’s Greek while in fact being very accessible, easily understood English.

Note though that I think Works & Days is a drag - the second half bored me to death. The first half, though, and all of the Theogony - those are absolutely worth the read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Incest

Minor: War, Violence, and Slavery

shellroch285's review against another edition

informative medium-paced

2.75

This was just fine? I didn’t really like the formatting; the long, centered paragraphs made it a bit difficult to focus. I did get to further my studies of Ancient Greece a little more, but it just wasn’t really an enjoyable text to read, mostly because of the misogyny. Of course, this makes me wonder even more how different this would be if it were translated by a woman (like how Wilson’s Odyssey is incredibly different from Fagles and Lattimore’s respective versions). I guess we won’t know until it happens.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Misogyny

breadwitchery's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual content