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Find more info., search and price compare for Chapman's Homeric Hymns and Other Homerica (Bollingen Series (General)) by Homer Binding: Paperback, 192 pages Publisher: Princeton University Press Weight: 0.65 pound Dimension: H: 0.5 x L: 8.3 x W: 5.4 inches ISBN 10: 0691136769 ISBN 13: 9780691136769 Click here to search for this book and compare price at 40+ bookstores with AddALL.com! If you cannot find this book in our new and in print search, be sure to try our used and out of print search too! |
Book Description: George Chapman's translations of Homer immortalized by Keats's sonnet are the most famous in the English language. Swinburne praised their 'romantic and sometimes barbaric grandeur,' their 'freshness, strength, and inextinguishable fire.' And the great critic George Saintsbury wrote, 'For more than two centuries they were the resort of all who, unable to read Greek, wished to know what the Greek was. Chapman is far nearer Homer than any modern translator in any modern language.' This volume presents the original text of Chapman's translation of the Homeric hymns. The hymns, believed to have been written not by Homer himself but by followers who emulated his style, are poems written to the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. The collection, originally titled by Chapman 'The Crowne of all Homers Workes,' also includes epigrams and poems attributed to Homer and known as 'The Lesser Homerica,' as well as his famous 'The Battle of Frogs and Mice.' |
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