Greek poet Hesiod took many lines of thought and knowledge - myth,
fable, personal experience, practical understanding - and wove them
into one great whole. He did as much with the origins of the Greek
gods in the Theogony, and then did the same in creating his manual
of moral and practical advice, Works and Days. Here, Stephanie
Nelson's translation of Works and Days is paired with Richard S.
Caldwell's take on the Theogony. Along with introductory essays,
these comprehensible versions of Hesiod's two best-known poems make
it easy for readers to see why Hesiod's writings continue to
resound through the ages.