The Homeric Hymns: A Verse Translation
| Author | : Thelma Sargent |
| Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
| Total Pages | : 99 |
| Release | : 1975-11-17 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780393351941 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0393351947 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (947 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Homeric Hymns: A Verse Translation by : Thelma Sargent
Download or read book The Homeric Hymns: A Verse Translation written by Thelma Sargent and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1975-11-17 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spuriously attributed to Homer, the hymns and invocations collected in this book constitute, alongside The Iliad and The Odyssey the great sources of ancient Greek poetry. Now Thelma Sargent has rendered these works into a lucid and beautiful English verse. Accompanying the translated texts is a discussion of Greek meter and a explanation written by Sargent of her translation.