Table of Contents

Introduction; 1. The Homeric Hymns; 2. Hymn to Apollo; 3. Hymn to Hermes; 4. Hymn to Aphrodite; 5. The Homeric Hymns and Hellenistic poetry; 6. Transmission of the text; Sigla; Text; Commentary; Bibliography; Indexes.

Promotional Information

This book is specifically designed for upper-level students of these major narrative works of early Greek poetry.

About the Author

Nicholas Richardson is an Emeritus Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. His previous work includes an edition of The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (1974); The Illiad: A Commentary. Volume VI: Books 21-24 (Cambridge University Press, 1993); and Hesperos: Studies in Ancient Greek Poetry presented to M. L. West on his Seventieth Birthday (co-edited with P. J. Finglass and C. Collard, 2007).

Reviews

'We are all grateful to [Richardson] for making this excellent resource available, one that renders these delightful poems accessible to instructors and students alike and communicates both their cultural significance and their charm.' Hermathena