Hesiod and Theognis (Penguin Classics): Theogony, Works and Days, and Elegies

作者 Hesiod著Theognis著Dorothea Wender译
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 1976年8月第1版
ISBN 9780140442830
定价 104.60

内容简介

TogetherthepoetryofHesiodandTheognisoffersasuperbintroductiontothelifeandthoughtofancientGreece.Hesiod'sTheogoney(c.725BCE)isapowerfulcreationmyth:anepic,bloodytaleofdarkforces,sexandviolence,tracingthehistoryoftheworldfromprimevalChaostotheestablishmentofZeusassupremekingofthegods.Incontrast,Hesiod'sWorksandDays,writtentoadvisehisindolentbrotherPerseus,isanintriguing,sophisticatedcombinationofethicalmaxims,socialandpoliticalcommentandsuperstitiouslaw.Elegiacratherthanepic,theworksofTheognis-writtensometwocenturiesafterHesiod-includetheologicalspeculations,lovelyricsandmoraladviceforhisprotégéKurnos,reflectingthemoodsandthemesofanaristocraticpoetwhomournedachangingGreeksociety.

作者简介

VerylittleisknownaboutHesiodanditcannotdefinitelybeprovedthatthesamemanwroteboththeTheogonyandWorksandDays.HeprobablylivedintheeighthcenturyBC(contemporarywithHomer)inBoeotiaontheGreekmainlandTheognislivedandwrotechieflyinthesixthcenturyBC.HecamefromMegara,probablytheoneontheGreekmainland,andwasanaristocrat.Therewasapopularrevolution,inwhichhelosthisstatusandpossiblyhismoney.HeappearstohavebeenexiledandmighthavemovedtoMegarainSicily.HehadafriendcalledKurnos,thesonofPolypaos,anaristocratlikehimself.towhomhewrotenumerouspoems.DorotheaSchmidtWenderwasbornin1934inOhioandgraduatedfromRadcliffeCollege,andthenwenttotheUniversityofMinnesotaandHarvardUniversity.ShehasbeenAssociateProfessorandChairmanoftheDepartmentofClassicsatWheatonCollege,Massachusetts.Herpublicationsincludebookreviewsandscholarlyarticles.DorotheaSchmidtWenderwasbornin1934inOhioandgraduatedfromRadcliffeCollege,andthenwenttotheUniversityofMinnesotaandHarvardUniversity.ShehasbeenAssociateProfessorandChairmanoftheDepartmentofClassicsatWheatonCollege,Massachusetts.Herpublicationsincludebookreviewsandscholarlyarticles.