A review by rdemos
Theogony, Works and Days by Hesiod

4.0

I reread this anticipating a dry and dull reading experience, irrelevant to my life. It's true that Hesiod's writing is far from what people produce these days -- no New Yorker-esque politically intertextual submessages -- but it's full of beauty nonetheless. I especially like Works and Days, which is a kind of guide to farming and practical work. It's neat to think of Hesiod toiling away with his goats and vinyards and then recording his earthy wisdom with the new skill of writing. And it struck me as amazing that I could read this one man's ideas after thousands of years. Hooray for humanity!