J.C.B. Petropoulos examines the description of midsummer in Hesiod's Works and Days, explores modern Greek agrarian practices and relevant folk beliefs, proverbs, symbols, and songs, and cautiously attempts a 'backward extrapolation'. With the help of comparative ethnographic models, readers will not only better appreciate the seasonal settings of Hesiod's harvest and its midsummer aftermath, but also will obtain a provocative sidelight into the local song traditions and general lore that underlie the famous passage and Alcaeus's poem.
| ISBN: | 9780847679010 |
| Publication date: | 11th October 1994 |
| Author: | J C B Petropoulos |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 115 pages |
| Series: | Greek Studies |
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Anthologies: general |