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."synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Greek
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Seller: Bookworks, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (stated), 1973, hardback edition. Clean and tightly bound with fine, unmarked contents. Light fading along the binding edges and small label taped to the endpaper, otherwise near fine. The dust jacket shows slight shelf wear only. Seller Inventory # 148333
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition stated, First Printing with complete number line intact. Clean, tight hardcover bound in full cloth with unmarked interior and text. The dust jacket remains unclipped ($5.95) with one short closed tear, else fine. NOT ex-lib. A clean, solid copy in jacket. xii, 82pp. Seller Inventory # 009397