Three Homeric hymns : to Apollo, Hermes, and Aphrodite : hymns 3, 4, and 5 / edited by Nicholas Richardson
- Uniform Title
- Homeric hymns. Selections
- Published
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- Physical Description
- xiii, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators
- Richardson, N. J. (Nicholas James)
- Series
- Language Note
- Greek text ; editorial material in English.
- Contents
- The Homeric hymns -- Hymn to Apollo -- Hymn to Hermes -- Hymn to Aphrodite --The Homeric hymns and Hellenistic poetry -- Transmission of the text -- Commentary.
- Summary
- These lively narrative poems, attributed in antiquity to Homer, are works of great charm. Composed for recitation at festivals in honour of the gods, they tell of Apollo's birth on the island of Delos and his foundation of the Delphic oracle; Hermes' invention of the lyre and theft of his brother Apollo's cattle; and Aphrodite's love affair with the mortal Anchises. This edition offers a new text of these oems. The Introduction discusses among other things the nature and purpose of the poems in general, their origins, their structure and themes. The Commentary brings out the individual character of each Hymn, by analyzing in depth its language and literary qualities, and also its religious and historical aspects. The aim is to make these Hymns more accessible to students of Greek literature, and help them to appreciate the poems more fully as major works of early Greek poetry.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780521451581 (hardback)
0521451582 (hardback)
9780521457743 (pbk.)
0521457742 (pbk.) - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 256-267) and indexes.
- Source of Acquisition
- UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Gift of the Tombros Libraries Endowment in Classics ; 2011.
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