The Homeric Hymns
| AUTHOR | Homer; Cashford, Jules; Cashford, Jules et al. |
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Classics (10/28/2003) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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ISBN-13:
9780140437829
ISBN-10:
0140437827
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
174
Carton Quantity:
80
Product Dimensions:
5.08 x 0.56 x 7.78 inches
Weight:
0.39 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents
Country of Origin:
GB
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Poetry | Ancient & Classical
Poetry | Classics
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
883.01
Library of Congress Control Number:
2004296681
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Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Introduction by:
Richardson, Nicholas
Nicholas Richardson is an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. His previous work includes an edition of The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (1974); The Illiad: A Commentary. Volume VI: Books 21-24 (Cambridge University Press, 1993); and Hesperos: Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry presented to M. L. West on his Seventieth Birthday (co-edited with P. J. Finglass and C. Collard, 2007).
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Translator:
Cashford, Jules
Jules Cashford writes and lectures on mythology and is the author of "The Myth of the Goddess," Nicholas Richardson is a fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford.
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