The Homeric Hymns
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- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
12 November 2008
Summary
‘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 h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199554751 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0199554757 |
| Author: | Michael Crudden |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 12 November 2008 |
| Weight: | 148g |
| Dimensions: | 195mm x 129mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Oxford World's Classics |
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A thoughtful and alert reader will be well-rewarded for close attention to this translation. The book should be appropriate for a serious undergraduate student and will be of interest to all with more advanced interests in early Greek epic.'Journal of Hellenic Studies…this new translation is a very worthwhile one that displays the rare combination of felicity of expression and erudition.‘Journal of Hellenic Studies
About The Author
Michael Crudden
Alexandra College, Dublin, is a private day and boarding school for girls in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1866, it provides education from Junior School (age 4) to Senior School, including the Leaving Certificate. The school is known for its strong academic record and a wide range of extracurricular activities.
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