Here, Stephanie Nelsonβs translation of Works and Days is paired with Richard S. Caldwellβs take on the Theogony. Along with introductory essays, these comprehensible versions of Hesiodβs two best-known poems make it easy for readers to see why Hesiodβs writings continue to resound through the ages.
Richard Caldwell (deceased) was Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California. His PhD was from the University of Texas and he specialized in both the Classics and psychoanalysis. He wrote the popular translation of Hesiod's "Theogony" and a prose translation of Vergil's "Aeneid".