Greek Poems to the Gods: Hymns from Homer to Proclus Hardcover - 2021
by Barry B. Powell
From the rear cover
"Once more, Barry B. Powell puts his great translation skills to work and reveals his deep sensitivity to the many layers in these texts. He brings out their epic tone, piety, liveliness, and humor, while his effective introductions and notes round the collection with relevant historical and cultural context."--Carolina Lpez-Ruiz, Professor of Classics at The Ohio State University
Praise for Barry B. Powell's previous work
"One is immediately struck by how useful these editions of Homer will be for university instructors."--The Classical Review
"Lucid and remarkably successful."--The New York Review of Books
"Accessible yet true to the feel and sense of the Greek."--Library Journal
"An ample, lively, readable fusion of summary and translation makes it attractive to teachers...looking for something different."--The Classical World
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- Title Greek Poems to the Gods: Hymns from Homer to Proclus
- Author Barry B. Powell
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 296
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press
- Date 2021-04-30
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780520302877 / 0520302877
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 8 x 5.4 x 0.9 in (20.32 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Gods, Greek, Epic poetry, Greek - History and criticism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2020029298
- Dewey Decimal Code 881.010
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