Homeric Hymns

Ruden, Sarah (Editor)/ Murnaghan, Sheila (Introduction by)

ISBN 10: 0872207250 / ISBN 13: 9780872207257

Editore: Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2005

new title edition. 104 pages. 8.25x5.25x0.25 inches. In Stock. Codice articolo 0872207250

Riassunto:

In this new translation of the Homeric Hymns, Sarah Ruden employs a melodious and flexible non-rhyming line of eleven syllables, offering a close approximation of Greek hexameter verse in natural English rhythms. The result is a Homeric Hymns marked by its accuracy, simplicity, and economy of movement.

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.

Informazioni sugli autori: Poet and classicist Sarah Ruden received her Ph.D. in Classics from Harvard University.Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah Ruden is a classically trained poet and translator. Her translations of Petronius' Satyricon and Aristophanes' Lysistrata are also published by Hackett Publishing Company.

Sheila Murnaghan is Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania.

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Titolo: Homeric Hymns
Casa editrice: Hackett Pub Co Inc
Data di pubblicazione: 2005
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Brand New