The Homeric Hymns : a translation, with introduction and notes /
The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These thi...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014
©2014 |
| Edition: | Updated edition |
| Series: | Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
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| Summary: | The Homeric Hymns have survived for two and a half millennia because of their captivating stories, beautiful language, and religious significance. Well before the advent of writing in Greece, they were performed by traveling bards at religious events, competitions, banquets, and festivals. These thirty-four poems invoking and celebrating the gods of ancient Greece raise questions that humanity still struggles with-questions about our place among others and in the world. Known as ""Homeric"" because they were composed in the same meter, dialect, and style as Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, these hymn |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0520957822 1306477298 9780520957824 9781306477291 |