Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries: Homeric Hymn to Hermes

Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries: Homeric Hymn to Hermes
Oliver Thomas
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30 Jun 2020 UK
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9781107012042
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The Homeric Hymn to Hermes is the longest surviving hymn from ancient Greece, our fullest source for the god Hermes, and an entertaining narrative of theft, invention, cheekiness, and learning to get along. This study contains a new text of the poem, based on advances in our understanding of its transmission, and a commentary which brings together a range of methodologies to address points of linguistic difficulty, poetic technique, and cultural background. The introduction discusses the possible context for the first performance of the hymn, and makes an original argument about the hymnist's remarkable approach to praise and to the epic tradition. This book will therefore be an essential point of reference for students and scholars interested not only in the Hymn to Hermes but in Greek literature and religion.

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Oliver Thomas is an Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Nottingham. He is the author, with David Raeburn, of The Agamemnon of Aeschylus: A Commentary for Students (2011), and has published on a range of ancient Greek literature.
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ISBN-13: 9781107012042
Published: 30 Jun 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardback
Pages: 600

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