1740 ENGLISH Works of Hesiod Greek Philosophy Theogony Homer Mythology Cooke
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1740 ENGLISH Works of Hesiod Greek Philosophy Theogony Homer Mythology Cooke
“He who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man.”
– Hesiod
A rare, early 17th-century printing of the works of Hesiod, a Greek poet who is thought to have been a peer of Homer. Only three surviving works have been attributed to Hesiod, of which, Theogony is the most famous. Theogony describes the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, beginning with the first gods through the children of Zeus and the life of Prometheus. Hesiod had a profound effect on early Greek philosophy, early rhetoric, and the development out of archaic religious beliefs.
This 1743 English edition of Hesiod was translated out of the original Greek by Thomas Cooke. It also features a bust portrait of Hesiod engraved by Nathaniel Parr.
Item number: #18663
Price: $750
HESIOD
The works of Hesiod translated from the Greek
London : Printed by John Wilson for John Wood and Ch. Woodward ..., 1740.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
lv, [1], 240, [4]
Engraved frontispiece
Provenance: Handwritten – Rev. Roger Williams, 1867
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.5in X 4in (17cm x 10.5cm)
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18663
“He who neither thinks for himself nor learns from others, is a failure as a man.”
– Hesiod
A rare, early 17th-century printing of the works of Hesiod, a Greek poet who is thought to have been a peer of Homer. Only three surviving works have been attributed to Hesiod, of which, Theogony is the most famous. Theogony describes the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, beginning with the first gods through the children of Zeus and the life of Prometheus. Hesiod had a profound effect on early Greek philosophy, early rhetoric, and the development out of archaic religious beliefs.
This 1743 English edition of Hesiod was translated out of the original Greek by Thomas Cooke. It also features a bust portrait of Hesiod engraved by Nathaniel Parr.
Item number: #18663
Price: $750
HESIOD
The works of Hesiod translated from the Greek
London : Printed by John Wilson for John Wood and Ch. Woodward ..., 1740.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
lv, [1], 240, [4]
Engraved frontispiece
Provenance: Handwritten – Rev. Roger Williams, 1867
Language: English
Binding: Leather; tight and secure
Size: ~6.5in X 4in (17cm x 10.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
18663
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1740 ENGLISH Works of Hesiod Greek Philosophy Theogony Homer Mythology Cooke
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