Works and Days

"Perses! Hey, good morning, little bro! It's 3pm! Here, check it out, I got some advice here for you, in the form of a poem. 1.) Wise is the man who gets his ass up off the couch and gets a fucking job already PERSES. 2.) Plant at this time, plow at this time, early to bed, early to rise, makes a man......more

One of the most peculiar books I have ever read. Basically, it is a long didactic poem with a plethora of practical tips Hesiod wrote for his brother, Perses. A hodgepodge of philosophy, mythology and everyday life, from motivational aphorisms to agricultural lifehacks. I admire A. E. Stallings' effo......more

El escrito se compone de géneros poéticos a través de la tradición oral griega recogidos e incorporados del mundo Persa. Incluye calendarios, consejos, instrucciones y proverbios entre los que cabe destacar los relacionados con las cinco Edades del Hombre sobre la tierra. Es una obra muy interesante......more

There is something fundamentally universal in the ethical values given by Hesiod when he describes the relationship between man and woman. There has to be trust, dedication, a willingness to work and meet basic living needs, faith and prudence, and all these make the Hesiodian recipe for a successfu......more

Hesíodo usa os mitos de Prometeu, Pandora e das 5 raças para falar da origem do homem, origem dos males e as necessidades do trabalho e da justiça.......more