In this pathbreaking book, which includes a powerful new translation of Hesiods Works and Days by esteemed translator David Grene, Stephanie Nelson argues that a societys vision of farming contains deep indications about its view of the human place within
Abbreviations ; Genealogical Table ; Translators Note: Hesiods Works and Days ; HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS ; Introduction: Hesiod, Poet and Farmer ; 1. The Composition of Hesiods Poems ; 2. The Mythic Background ; 3. The Composition of the Georgics: Vergils F