The seasons

Adorned with a set of engravings, from original designs. To which is prefixed, An essay on the plan and character of the poem

No cover

James Thomson: The seasons (1792, Printed for J. Murray)

microform, 256 pages

English language

Published Nov. 5, 1792 by Printed for J. Murray.

OCLC Number:
8795789

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Review of 'The seasons' on 'Goodreads'

A quite nice edition that includes all poems of Hesiod. The first one, talking about an epic battle, is very illustrative and vivid, so I would like to hear it with some kind of ancient music. It would make a great hymn. The second one is about the genealogical tree of Gods, and therefore Cosmos itself, according to the ancient Greek mythology and traditions. Very informative and interesting, especially if you are into this stuff. The third and final part is a bit boring, full of details on what you should do according to each month and what generally happens in the nature in each month. But I think it is really wonderful that through all these works of Hesiod, a vast amount of knowledge of the really ancient Greek world is survived and passed on to us, who can enjoy it and inspire from it.

Subjects

  • Thomson, James, -- 1700-1748
  • Seasons -- Poetry