The Homeric Hymns : A Translation, with Introduction and Notes /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Rayor, Diane J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2014.
Edición:Updated edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Poetry, Ancient.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic.
LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Ancient & Classical.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Poetry.
POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Poesie ancienne.
Poesie grecque hellenistique > Histoire et critique.
Greek poetry, Hellenistic > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (192 pages).
ISBN:9780520957824

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