The Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Translation, Commentary, and Interpretive Essays
by Foley, Helene P.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1993-11-29
Publisher(s): Ingram Publisher Services, Inc.
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Summary
The HomericHymn to Demeter, composed in the late seventh or early sixth century B.C.E., is a key to understanding the psychological and religious world of ancient Greek women. The poem tells how Hades, lord of the underworld, abducted the goddess Persephone and how her grieving mother, Demeter, the goddess of grain, forced the gods to allow Persephone to return to her for part of each year. Helene Foley presents the Greek text and an annotated translation of this poem, together with selected essays that give the reader a rich understanding of theHymn's structure and artistry, its role in the religious life of the ancient world, and its meaning for the modern world.
Author Biography
Helene P. Foley is Olin Professor of Classics at Barnard College, Columbia University
Table of Contents
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| Preface and Acknowledgments | xi | ||||
| PART 1. THE TEXT AND TRANSLATION, COMMENTARY, AND BACKGROUND | 1 | (76) | |||
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2 | (26) | |||
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65 | (12) | |||
| PART 2. INTERPRETIVE ESSAY ON THE HOMERIC HYMN TO DEMETER | 77 | (102) | |||
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| PART 3. FURTHER INTERPRETATION: CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES | 179 | (87) | |||
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| Bibliography | 266 | (15) | |||
| Bibliographical Addendum | 281 | (2) | |||
| Index Locorum | 283 | (6) | |||
| General Index | 289 |
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