Homeric Hymns. Homeric Apocrypha. Lives of Homer by Martin L. West (English) Har

Description: Homeric Hymns. Homeric Apocrypha. Lives of Homer by Martin L. West, Homer Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In addition to the Homeric Hymns, this volume contains fragments of five comic poems that were connected with Homers name in or just after the Classical period, along with several ancient accounts of the poets life. Publisher Description Performances of Greek epics customarily began with a hymn to a god or goddess--as Hesiods Theogony and Works and Days do. A collection of thirty-three such poems has come down to us from antiquity under the title "Hymns of Homer." This new Loeb Classical Library volume contains, in addition to the Hymns, fragments of five comic poems that were connected with Homers name in or just after the Classical period (but are not today believed to be by the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey). Here too is a collection of ancient accounts of the poets life.The Hymns range widely in length: two are over 500 lines long; several run only a half dozen lines. Among the longest are the hymn To Demeter, which tells the foundational story of the Eleusinian Mysteries; and To Hermes, distinctive in being amusing. The comic poems gathered as Homeric Apocrypha include Margites, the Battle of Frogs and Mice, and, for the first time in English, a fragment of a perhaps earlier poem of the same type called Battle of the Weasel and the Mice. The edition of Lives of Homer contains The Contest of Homer and Hesiod and nine other biographical accounts, translated into English for the first time. Martin Wests faithful and pleasing translations are fully annotated; his freshly edited texts offer new solutions to a number of textual puzzles. Author Biography Martin Litchfield West, OM, FBA (1937–2015) was Professor of Greek at the University of London and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. Details ISBN 0674996062 ISBN-13 9780674996069 Title Homeric Hymns. Homeric Apocrypha. Lives of Homer Author Martin L. West, Homer Format Hardcover Year 2003 Pages 480 Edition New edition Publisher Harvard University Press GE_Item_ID:16384463; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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