A new verse translation of one of the foundational ancient Greek works by the award-winning poet Alicia Stallings. Hesiod was the first self-styled `poet` in western literature, revered by the ancient Greeks. Ostensibly written to chide & educate his lazy brother, Works & Days tells the story of Pandora`s jar & humanity`s place in a fallen world. Blending the cosmic & the earthy, & mixing myth, lyrical description, personal asides, astronomy, proverbs & down-to-earth advice on rural tasks & 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 & unexpected humour of a founding work of classical literature.