The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader.
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader.
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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary

by Andrew Faulkner
The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite: Introduction, Text, and Commentary

by Andrew Faulkner

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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature. This edition is designed as a reference tool to aid scholars and students in their study of the poem. The introduction and commentary deal with points of language appropriate to the specialist or student of Greek, but also with matters of literary interpretation of interest to the non-specialist reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199238040
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 07/15/2008
Series: Oxford Classical Monographs
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Andrew Faulkner is Associate Professor of Classical Studies at the University of Waterloo, in Ontario, Canada.

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