Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction situates the Hymns within the mythological and performative traditions that gave rise to them. Focusing on the longer Hymns, she perceptively illuminates these oddly charming and sometimes grave accounts of defining episodes in the evolution of the cosmos.
Notes and a Glossary of Names are included.
Sheila Murnaghan's Introduction situates the Hymns within the mythological and performative traditions that gave rise to them. Focusing on the longer Hymns, she perceptively illuminates these oddly charming and sometimes grave accounts of defining episodes in the evolution of the cosmos.
Notes and a Glossary of Names are included.
Homeric Hymns
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780872207264 |
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Publisher: | Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. |
Publication date: | 09/13/2005 |
Series: | Hackett Classics |
Pages: | 128 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) |