A Commentary on the "Homeric Hymn to Hermes" (Texte Und Kommentare): Introduction, Text and Commentary: 41 Bilingual Edition
Author(s): Athanassios Vergados (Author)
Publisher: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 30 May 2011
Edition: Bilingual
Language: English
Print length: 732 pages
ISBN-10: 3110259699
ISBN-13: 9783110259698
Book Description
This volume offers a detailed philological commentary on the longest of the Homeric Hymns. The commentary is preceded by a lengthy introduction addressing the Hymn’s ideas on poetry and music, its humorous aspects, the poem’s relation to the rest of archaic hexameter literature, its reception in later literature, its structure, date and place of composition, and the question of its transmission. Together, the introduction and the commentary provide a detailed analysis of the hymn with a view to ascertaining its significance in Greek literature.
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Book projects such as this ought to be congratulated and set an example for respective undertakings […]” Marios Skempis in: Museum Helveticum. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für klassische Altertumswissenschaft Vol. 73 (2016), Fasc. 2: 223
“[…] the overall impression is that this commentary certainly succeeds in answering many of the various kinds of questions on a structural, interpretational, and lexical level that arise when reading the poem. […] it is absolutely beyond doubt that this book is a learned and valuable contribution to the study of the Homeric Hymns in general and this specific poem in particular.” Jacqueline Klooster in: Gnomon, Band 89 (2017), Heft 2, 107-110
Review
“Book projects such as this ought to be congratulated and set an example for respective undertakings […]” Marios Skempis in: Museum Helveticum. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für klassische Altertumswissenschaft Vol. 73 (2016), Fasc. 2: 223
“[…] the overall impression is that this commentary certainly succeeds in answering many of the various kinds of questions on a structural, interpretational, and lexical level that arise when reading the poem. […] it is absolutely beyond doubt that this book is a learned and valuable contribution to the study of the Homeric Hymns in general and this specific poem in particular.” Jacqueline Klooster in: Gnomon, Band 89 (2017), Heft 2, 107-110
About the Author
Athanassios Vergados, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany, and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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