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A review by sjbozich
Theogony and Works and Days by Hesiod
4.0
The 2 short major works of Hesiod, translated by the well regarded M. L. West back in 1988, with Notes and Intro.
"Theogony" has so many Notes (in the back of the book) on who's who it can be slow going. While some of the text is just a list and a sharirng of the family history of gods, other parts of it can be quite exciting stories.
At times "Works and Days" reads like Polonius blathering on, but it has its moments.
The bad part of the text is that while Notes refer to line numbers, there are no line numbers on the pages of text. Not handy for future references.
"Theogony" has so many Notes (in the back of the book) on who's who it can be slow going. While some of the text is just a list and a sharirng of the family history of gods, other parts of it can be quite exciting stories.
At times "Works and Days" reads like Polonius blathering on, but it has its moments.
The bad part of the text is that while Notes refer to line numbers, there are no line numbers on the pages of text. Not handy for future references.