The Homeric Hymns

Homer, Nicholas Richardson, Jules Cashford

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English

Penguin
03 June 2003

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Poetry by individual poets

The verses have influenced artists from the Renaissance onwards, from Botticelli to Shelley and Tennyson, Andre Gide and Stravinsky.

Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon.

They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals.

Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds.

By: Homer
Introduction by: Nicholas Richardson
Translated by: Jules Cashford
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 168g
ISBN: 9780140437829
ISBN 10: 0140437827
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 03 June 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Originally attributed to Homer because of their style and quality, the hymns are now thought to have been written by of a number of different poets of the 7th and 6th centuries BC. Jules Cashford is a writer and lecturer on Mythology. She is the author of The Myth of the Goddess (Arkana, 1991) & The Myth of the Moon (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, forthcoming) Dr Nicholas Richardson is a Fellow in English at Merton College, Oxford

Reviews for The Homeric Hymns

The purest expression of ancient Greek religion we possess. Jules Cashford is attuned to the poetry of the Hymns. (Nigel Spivey, Cambridge University)