{"product_id":"homer-hesiod-and-the-hymns-diachronic-development-in-epic-diction-paperback-9780521035651","title":"Homer, Hesiod and the Hymns; Diachronic Development in Epic Diction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521035651","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHomer, Hesiod and the Hymns\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDiachronic Development in Epic Diction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book investigates the history of the ancient Greek tradition of oral epic poetry which culminated in the Iliad and Odyssey.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Janko (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521035651, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 March 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e340 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.43 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book investigates the history of the ancient Greek tradition of oral epic poetry which culminated in the Iliad and Odyssey. These masterpieces did not exhaust the tradition, and poems were composed in the same style for several generations afterwards. One group of such poems is the 'Homeric Hymns', ascribed to Homer in antiquity. In fact the origins of these Hymns are as mysterious as those of the Homeric epics themselves with little external evidence to assist. This book will be of interest to scholars concerned with Greek philology and dialects, Homeric epic and Greek literature of the Archaic period. It should also find readers amongst specialists in other oral poetries and those using computers in the Humanities.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables and figures\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction and methodology\u003cbr\u003e 2. The problem of oral compostion\u003cbr\u003e 3. Digamma, alternative morphs and other criteria\u003cbr\u003e 4. Diachronic and regional developments\u003cbr\u003e Excurses: the date of Hesiod and the Lelantine War\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Hymn to Delian Apollo\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Hymn to Pythian Apollo\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Hymn to Hermes\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Hymn to Aphrodite\u003cbr\u003e 9. Other hymns\u003cbr\u003e 10. Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indices.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004811530520,"sku":"9780521035651","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521035651i_73597084-928b-42bc-9b88-03c628df3dcf.jpg?v=1694968326","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/homer-hesiod-and-the-hymns-diachronic-development-in-epic-diction-paperback-9780521035651","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}