Works and Days

I'm a non-Ancient Greek reader who was looking for a good thorough commentary on Hesiod's "Works and Days". I tried a couple of different versions and this Tandy-Neale text was the best one that I came across. It features an excellent introductory essay and super detailed explanatory notes that run opposite the translated text. Don't let the technical sounding subtitle, "A Translation and Commentary for the Social Sciences", scare you off, the layman who is interested in the poem from primarily a literary perspective has a lot to gain from this book. Definitely recommended.

149 pages, about 40 pages for the work, while the rest comprises the introduction, footnotes and the index. The work is a rare example that describes concerns of the common Greek around the 7th century BC. Hesiod addresses the work to his brother, and defines rules for proper conduct along with a description of the ways of a farmer, encouraging his brother to not become indolent. The footnotes are presented opposite the text on each page which allows for easy reference. Some references to Hesiod's Theogony might make that a worthwhile read before this one.