The Homeric Hymns
Title | The Homeric Hymns PDF eBook |
Author | Diane J. Rayor |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2014-03-14 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0520957822 |
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.
A Californian Hymn to Homer
Title | A Californian Hymn to Homer PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Pepper |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Epic poetry, Greek |
ISBN | 9780674036055 |
Timothy Pepper is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California, Berkeley. --Book Jacket.
The Homeric hymns
Title | The Homeric hymns PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas William Allen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 420 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Gods, Greek |
ISBN |
Greek Poems to the Gods
Title | Greek Poems to the Gods PDF eBook |
Author | Barry B. Powell |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 291 |
Release | 2022-08-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0520391691 |
The ancient Greek hymnic tradition translated beautifully and accessibly. The hymn—as poetry, as craft, as a tool for worship and philosophy—was a vital art form throughout antiquity. Although the Homeric Hymns have long been popular, other equally important collections have not been readily accessible to students eager to learn about ancient poetry. In reading hymns, we also gain valuable insight into life in the classical world. In this collection, early Homeric Hymns of uncertain authorship appear along with the carefully wrought hymns of the great Hellenistic poet and courtier Callimachus; the mystical writings attributed to the legendary poet Orpheus, written as Christianity was taking over the ancient world; and finally, the hymns of Proclus, the last great pagan philosopher of antiquity, from the fifth century AD, whose intellectual influence throughout western culture has been profound. Greek Poems to the Gods distills over a thousand years of the ancient Greek hymnic tradition into a single volume. Acclaimed translator Barry B. Powell brings these fabulous texts to life in English, hewing closely to the poetic beauty of the original Greek. His superb introductions and notes give readers essential context, making the hymns as accessible to a beginner approaching them for the first time as to an advanced student continuing to explore their secrets. Brilliant illustrations from ancient art enliven and enrichen the experience of reading these poems.
The Homeric Hymns
Title | The Homeric Hymns PDF eBook |
Author | Erwin Cook |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 183 |
Release | 2004-08-02 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1421411334 |
A rich source for students of Greek mythology and literature, the Homeric hymns are also fine poetry. Attributed by the ancients to Homer, these prooimia, or preludes, were actually composed over centuries and used by poets to prepare for the singing or recitation of longer portions of the Homeric epics. In his acclaimed translations of the hymns, Apostolos Athanassakis preserves the essential simplicity of the original Greek, offering a straightforward, line-by-line translation that makes no attempts to masquerade or modernize. For this long-awaited new edition, Athanassakis enhances his classic work with a comprehensive index, careful and selective changes in the translations themselves, and numerous additions to the notes which will enrich the reader's experience of these ancient and influential poems.
The Cambridge Guide to Homer
Title | The Cambridge Guide to Homer PDF eBook |
Author | Corinne Ondine Pache |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 974 |
Release | 2020-03-05 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 1108663621 |
From its ancient incarnation as a song to recent translations in modern languages, Homeric epic remains an abiding source of inspiration for both scholars and artists that transcends temporal and linguistic boundaries. The Cambridge Guide to Homer examines the influence and meaning of Homeric poetry from its earliest form as ancient Greek song to its current status in world literature, presenting the information in a synthetic manner that allows the reader to gain an understanding of the different strands of Homeric studies. The volume is structured around three main themes: Homeric Song and Text; the Homeric World, and Homer in the World. Each section starts with a series of 'macropedia' essays arranged thematically that are accompanied by shorter complementary 'micropedia' articles. The Cambridge Guide to Homer thus traces the many routes taken by Homeric epic in the ancient world and its continuing relevance in different periods and cultures.
The Politics of Olympus
Title | The Politics of Olympus PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Strauss Clay |
Publisher | Bristol Classical Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2006-05-26 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
An edition of "The Politics of Olympus", first published in the USA in 1989.