The Homeric hymn to Hermes : introduction, text and commentary /

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"The Hymn to Hermes, while surely the most amusing of the so-called Homeric Hymns, also presents an array of challenging problems. In just 580 lines, the newborn god invents the lyre and sings a hymn to himself, travels from Cyllene to Pieria to steal Apollo's cattle, organizes a feast at...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vergados, Athanassios (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Griego Antiguo
Published: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]
Series:Texte und Kommentare ; Bd. 41.
Subjects:
Hermes > (Greek deity) > In literature.
Hermes > (Greek deity)
Hymn to Hermes.
Homeric hymns.
Homeric hymns
Hymn to Hermes
Greek poetry > History and criticism.
Hymns, Greek (Classical) > History and criticism.
Poésie grecque > Histoire et critique.
Hymnes grecs anciens > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Greek poetry
Hymns, Greek (Classical)
Literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Summary of the poem
  • Music, poetry, and language
  • Humour in the Homeric Hymn to Hermes
  • Relation to archaic literature
  • Relation to other literature
  • Structure and arrangement
  • Date and place of composition
  • The transmission of the text.

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