| The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary Contributor(s): Faulkner, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199238049 ISBN-13: 9780199238040 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $166.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 884.01 |
| LCCN: 2008298258 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.7" W x 8.6" (1.25 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader. |