Author: CRUDDEN, MICHAEL
Title: The Homeric Hymns (Oxford World's Classics)
Description: Oxford University Press, UK. First Edition, Softcover. New. 9780192802408 192 pages. Available Now. Book Description: 'With fair-tressed Demeter, the sacred goddess, my song begins, With herself and her slim-ankled daughter, whom Aidoneus once Abducted...' Most people are familiar, at least by repute, with the two great epics of Homer, the Iliad and the Odyssey, but few are aware that other poems survive that were attributed to Homer in ancient times. The Homeric Hymns are now known to be the work of various poets working in the same tradition, probably during the seventh and sixth centuries BC. They honour the Greek gods, and recount some of the most attractive of the Greek myths. Four of them (Hymns 2-5) stand out by reason of their length and quality. The Hymn to Demeter tells what happened when Hades, lord of the dead, abducted Persephone, Demeter's daughter. The Hymn to Apollo describes Apollo's birth and the foundation of his Delphic oracle. In the Hymn to Hermes Apollo's cattle are stolen by a felonious infant - Hermes, god of thieves. In the Hymn to Aphrodite the goddess of love herself becomes infatuated with a mortal man, the Trojan prince Ankhises. : Review: This welcome new translation of the Homeric Hymns offers a skilled and nuanced verse rendering that is accompanied by intelligent and helpful notes. The introductory material is brief; the end-notes more thorough yet always concise; throughout there is frequent and up-to-date reference to important bibliography on the hymns. Readers should find the translation poetic and often striking, and they will also come away with a firm sense of modern scholarship on these short epic works. (Journal of Hellenic Studies) : About the Author: Head of Classics, Alexandra College, Dublin. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Size: 19.5 x 1.2 x 12.9 cm. 192 pages. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 20. Category: History; Paperback; Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0192802402. ISBN/EAN: 9780192802408. Inventory No: F232-1025.

Keywords: BZDB395 History; Paperback; Oxford University Press. The Homeric Hymns Oxford Worlds Classics Crudden Michael Paperback Oxford University Press


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