Chapter Il lavoro come aretè di Esiodo
The Works and Days represent the first complete self-awareness of (manual) work in our culture. Since it is impossible to write a poem without interrupting the work activity it speaks of, the Works and Days are also the first case, perhaps the most illustrious in our history, of a literary leisure t...
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| description | The Works and Days represent the first complete self-awareness of (manual) work in our culture. Since it is impossible to write a poem without interrupting the work activity it speaks of, the Works and Days are also the first case, perhaps the most illustrious in our history, of a literary leisure that tells, in a unit of manual work and intellectual work, the object of one's leisure. According to Hesiod's theology, work is a necessity caused by Zeus' decision to put an end to the golden age. Work is both prosperity and human excellence (aretè), a source of security and a right relationship with life, an activity that requires knowledge and effort, the ability to sustain "good" competition: but all this is unachievable without justice , which only the gods can guarantee, because only it allows us to work without theft of the fruits of labor taking place. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1504832025-07-21T15:44:11Z Chapter Il lavoro come aretè di Esiodo Mari, Giovanni Hesiod labor leisure excellence justice thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history The Works and Days represent the first complete self-awareness of (manual) work in our culture. Since it is impossible to write a poem without interrupting the work activity it speaks of, the Works and Days are also the first case, perhaps the most illustrious in our history, of a literary leisure that tells, in a unit of manual work and intellectual work, the object of one's leisure. According to Hesiod's theology, work is a necessity caused by Zeus' decision to put an end to the golden age. Work is both prosperity and human excellence (aretè), a source of security and a right relationship with life, an activity that requires knowledge and effort, the ability to sustain "good" competition: but all this is unachievable without justice , which only the gods can guarantee, because only it allows us to work without theft of the fruits of labor taking place. 2025-01-26T07:54:06Z 2025-01-26T07:54:06Z 2024-12-20T12:26:52Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20241220_9791221503197_17 2704-5919 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/96221 9791221503197 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/150483 ita Studi e saggi open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/96221/1/40940.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.05 10.36253/979-12-215-0319-7.05 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221503197 6 Florence open access |
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