{"product_id":"works-days","title":"Works \u0026 Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Stallings''s new translation of Hesiod''s \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e - witty, gritty, and unsettlingly relevant - is not to be missed'' \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e, Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 RUNICMAN AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet A. E. Stallings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHesiod was the first self-styled ''poet'' in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide and educate his lazy brother, \u003ci\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Pandora''s jar and humanity''s place in a fallen world. Blending the cosmic and the earthy, and mixing myth, lyrical description, personal asides, astronomy, proverbs and down-to-earth advice on rural tasks and rituals, it is also a hymn to honest toil as man''s salvation. This vibrant new verse translation by award-winning poet A. E. Stallings conveys the clarity and unexpected humour of a founding work of classical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319551500670,"sku":"NW9780141197524","price":9.07,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141197524.jpg?v=1778702141","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/works-days","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}