The Homeric Hymn to Hermes

Book Overview

The Homeric Hymn to Hermes is the longest surviving hymn from early Greece, our fullest source for the god Hermes, and an entertaining narrative of theft, invention, cheekiness, and learning to get along. This study contains a new text of the poem, based on advances in our understanding of its transmission, and a commentary which brings together a range of methodologies to address points of linguistic difficulty, poetic technique, and cultural background...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009353608
• ISBN13: 9781009353601
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"