{"product_id":"works-and-days-by-hesiod-9780141197524","title":"Works and Days","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet Alicia Stallings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ancient Greeks revered Hesiod, believing he had beaten Homer in a singing contest, and that after his dead body was thrown to sea it was brought back by dolphins. His \u003cem\u003eWorks and Days\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most important early works of Greek poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOstensibly written by the poet to chide his lazy brother, it recounts the story of Pandora's box and humanity's decline since the Golden Age, and can be read as a celebration of rural life and a hymn to work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46557218308332,"sku":"9780141197524","price":19.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6777223482238.jpg?v=1750184647","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/works-and-days-by-hesiod-9780141197524","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}