The Homeric Hymn To Aphrodite And Related Texts
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite and Related Texts
Author | : S. Douglas Olson |
Publsiher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 2012-07-04 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9783110260748 |
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite (600s BCE?) tells the story of a brief encounter between the goddess of love and the cowherd Anchises, which led to the birth of the Trojan hero Aeneas. Less than 300 lines long, it is among the shortest of the so-called ‘major Homeric Hymns’. However, it is also richly and beautifully conceived and narrated, and of enormous importance for the Greek mythology and the history of Greek religion. Olson offers a complete new text of the poem and of ten related ‘minor Hymns’, based on a fresh examination of the manuscripts; a full critical apparatus; and a translation. The work is completed by a substantial introduction, which treats inter alia the stories of Aeneas, the problem of dating early Greek epic, and the nature of the connections between the Hymn to Aphrodite and the Homeric and Hesiodic poems. Olson furthermore offers a substantial, narratologically-oriented commentary.
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Author | : Andrew Faulkner |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2008-05-29 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0191553425 |
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader.
The Homeric Hymns
Author | : Andrew Lang |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2020-03-13 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : 9798622079054 |
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader.
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite
Author | : Gilbert Paul Rose |
Publsiher | : Bryn Mawr Commentaries, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : UOM:39015055897956 |
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Bryn Mawr Commentaries provide clear, concise, accurate, and consistent support for students making the transition from introductory and intermediate texts to the direct experience of ancient Greek and Latin literature. They assume that the student will know the basics of grammar and vocabulary and then provide the specific grammatical and lexical notes that a student requires to begin the task of interpretation. Hackett Publishing Company is the exclusive distributor of the Bryn Mawr Commentaries in North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Three Homeric Hymns
Author | : Homerus |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2010-04-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521451581 |
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This book is specifically designed for upper-level students of these major narrative works of early Greek poetry.
The Homeric Hymns
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2008-11-13 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780191623240 |
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'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 honour the Greek gods, and recount some of the most attractive of the Greek myths. Four of them (Hymns 2-5) stand out by reason of their length and quality. The Hymn to Demeter tells what happened when Hades, lord of the dead, abducted Persephone, Demeter's daughter. The Hymn to Apollo describes Apollo's birth and the foundation of his Delphic oracle. In the Hymn to Hermes Apollo's cattle are stolen by a felonious infant - Hermes, god of thieves. In the Hymn to Aphrodite the goddess of love herself becomes infatuated with a mortal man, the Trojan prince Ankhises. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Homeric Hymns
Author | : Diane J. Rayor |
Publsiher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 189 |
Release | : 2014-03-14 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 9780520957824 |
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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 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 hymns were created to be sung aloud. In this superb translation by Diane J. Rayor, which deftly combines accuracy and poetry, the ancient music of the hymns comes alive for the modern reader. Here is the birth of Apollo, god of prophecy, healing, and music and founder of Delphi, the most famous oracular shrine in ancient Greece. Here is Zeus, inflicting upon Aphrodite her own mighty power to cause gods to mate with humans, and here is Demeter rescuing her daughter Persephone from the underworld and initiating the rites of the Eleusinian Mysteries. This updated edition incorporates twenty-eight new lines in the first Hymn to Dionysos, along with expanded notes, a new preface, and an enhanced bibliography. With her introduction and notes, Rayor places the hymns in their historical and aesthetic context, providing the information needed to read, interpret, and fully appreciate these literary windows on an ancient world. As introductions to the Greek gods, entrancing stories, exquisite poetry, and early literary records of key religious rituals and sites, the Homeric Hymns should be read by any student of mythology, classical literature, ancient religion, women in antiquity, or the Greek language.
Nursling of Mortality
Author | : Peter M. Smith |
Publsiher | : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010399734 |
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Includes text and translation of the Hymn to Aphrodite.