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The homeric hymns / translation, introduction, and notes by Apostolos N. Athanassakis.
Uniform title
Homeric hymns.
English
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2004.
Description
vxii, 106 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
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Subject(s)
Homeric hymns
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Translations into English
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Hymns, Greek (Classical)
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Translations into English
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Gods, Greek
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Poetry
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Homeric hymns
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Related name
Athanassakis, Apostolos N.
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Poetry
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Summary note
"A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric Hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer passages of the Homeric epics. In his acclaimed translations of the Hymns, Apostolos N. Athanassakis preserves the essential simplicity of the original Greek, offering a straightforward, line-by-line translation without seeking to masquerade or modernize. For this long-awaited new edition, Athanassakis enhances his classic work with a new bibliography, a comprehensive index, careful and selective changes in the translations themselves, and numerous additions to the introduction and notes which will enrich the reader's experience of these ancient and influential poems."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-96) and index.
Action note
Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)
Contents
Fragments of the Hymn to Dionysos
To Demeter
To Apollon
To Hermes
To Aphrodite
To Dionysos
To Ares
To Artemis
To Athena
To Hera
To the mother of the Gods
To lion-hearted Herakles
To Asklepios
To the Dioskouroi
To Pan
To Hephaistos
To Poseidon
To Zeus
To Hestia
To the muses and Apollon
To Earth, mother of all
To Helios
To Selene
To guest-friends.
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ISBN
0801879833 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2004002130
OCLC
56017776
RCP
H - S
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