Georgics
Virgil · Ancient · Poetry
Ancient · Didactic poetry
Works and Days
by Hesiod. Practical advice and myth combine in an early account of work, moral order, and the hardships of human life.
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- Date
- c. 700 BCE
- Origin
- Ancient Greece
- Era
- Ancient
- Genre
- Didactic poetry
- Canon tier
- Expanded canon
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Short
- Collection
- The Western Canon
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Why it matters
Practical advice and myth combine in an early account of work, moral order, and the hardships of human life.
This work is included on the basis of broader canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.
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