The Homeric Hymns
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Homeric Hymns
By (Author) Homer
Introduction by Nicholas Richardson
Translated by Jules Cashford
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Classics
3rd June 2003
24th April 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
881.01
Physical Properties
Paperback
224
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 13mm
169g
Description
Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods and dramatize the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer a vivid picture of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds.
Reviews
"The purest expression of ancient Greek religion we possess. Jules Cashford is attuned to the poetry of the Hymns." (Nigel Spivey, Cambridge University)
Author Bio
Originally attributed to Homer because of their style and quality, the hymns are now thought to have been written by of a number of different poets of the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on Mythology. She is the author of The Myth of the Goddess (Arkana, 1991) & The Myth of the Moon (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, forthcoming) Dr Nicholas Richardson is a Fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford
