{"product_id":"9780141970660","title":"Works and Days","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet Alicia Stallings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072188858608,"sku":"9780141970660","price":12.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780141970660_p0.jpg?v=1763655987","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780141970660","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}