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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      25 June 2020
      16 July 2020
      ISBN:
      9780511997792
      9781107012042
      9781009353601
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9780511997792
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.77kg, 542 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.666kg, 544 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature
      Collection:
      Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
      Series:
      Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries (62)
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    Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Literature
    Collection:
    Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
    Series:
    Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries (62)
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    The Homeric Hymn to Hermes is the longest surviving hymn from early 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.

    Reviews

    ‘An essential framework for scholarship on the hymn, Thomas’ detailed explanations of the intended puns or of Hermes’ ‘hermetic’ riddling statements/speeches offer not only brilliantly researched pieces of philology, but also very fine-drawn interpretations.’

    Gabriela Cursaru - University of Montreal

    ‘Thomas’ commentary provides a fresh and valuable instrument for the interpretation of a text, which does not fail to surprise for the stimulating new approaches it is able to offer.’

    Cecilia Nobili Source: Religious Studies Review

    The book is handsomely produced, impressively free of typos, and appended by useful indices of passages, Greek words, and subjects.'

    Katharina Epstein Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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