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: | 9780847679027 |
| Publication date: | 27th September 1994 |
| Author: | J CB Petropoulos |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 130 pages |
| Series: | Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches |