Greek Hymns: Band 2: A Selection of Greek religious poetry from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period (Studien Und Texte Zu Antike Und Christentum / Studies And Te) - Softcover

Furley, William D; Bremer, Jan M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3161475542 ISBN 13: 9783161475542

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck, 2001

Synopsis

The authors present a full survey of ancient Greek religious hymns which were sung either at religious services or in the literary contexts imitating such services. The emphasis is placed upon the edition of the Greek texts from 4th Century excavations at Delphi, Epidauros and Athens or those that have been transmitted through the manuscript tradition or on papyri. The authors offer full editorial assistance to the interpretation and originals, scholarly apparatus with textual variant readings, metrical analysis, general comment on the historical & literary context of the texts, and then detailed line-by-line commentary. Volume I offers an introduction and then all hymns in verse translation, each followed by a general discussion situating the text in the context of Greek worship. This first volume is perfectly accessible to the Greekless reader as Greek citations are translated throughout. Volume II gives the Greek texts, apparatus criticus, metrical analysis and line-by-line commentary on language & content. Both volumes contain a bibliography and index. Mr Furley studied Classics at University College, London, and holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge (Trinity College). Mr Bremer studies classics at Cambridge and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam. He has taught at Brown University and Columbia University in the US.

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About the Author:

William D. Furley, Born 1953; studied Classics at University College, London; 1979 Ph.D. Cambridge (Trinity College); 1979-80 Assistant at the University of Tubingen, 1980-83 at the University of Heidelberg; since 1983 tenured position at the Department of Classics, University of Heidelberg; 1989 'Habilitation'; since 1989 'Privatdozent' at the Department of Classics, University of Heidelberg.Jan M. Bremer, Born 1932; studied Classics at Amsterdam and at Cambridge (Jesus College); 1969 Ph.D. Amsterdam. From 1968 Assistant Professor, 1976-1996 full Professor of Greek Literature at the University of Amsterdam. From 1986-99 member, then chairman of the comite scientifique of the Fondation Hardt, Geneva. Guest professorships in the USA (Brown, Providence; Columbia, New York), in Hungary (Budapest) and Poland (Lublin).

About this edition

• Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 3161475542
• ISBN 13: 9783161475542
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 443