Helaine L. Smith

Homer and the Homeric Hymns

Mythology for Reading and Composition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dramatic and accessible selections from The Iliad, The Odyssey, and the Homeric Hymns make this an ideal text for mythology, literature, and composition study at all levels. With full introduction, background material, analytical and creative writing suggestions, sample essays, glossaries, and complete indexes, this book is a teaching jewel.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780761855613
• ISBN-10: 0761855610
• Artikelnr.: 33765227

Autorenporträt

Helaine L. Smith

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: The Gods in The Iliad
Chapter 1: Hera's Seduction of Zeus
Chapter 2: Aphrodite, Athene, and Ares on the Battlefield
Chapter 3: Hephaistos at Feast and Forge
Chapter 4: Apollo at the Ramparts
Chapter 5: Athene and Peitho
Chapter 6: Destiny and the Limits of Zeus' Power
Chapter 7: Hermes Eriounios
Part II: The Gods in The Odyssey
Chapter 8: Poseidon's Anger
Chapter 9: Athene's Humor
, Chapter 10: Calypso and Hephaistos, Unlucky in Love
Chapter 11: The House of Hades
Part III: The Gods in The Homeric Hymns
Chapter 12: Aphrodite and Anchises
Chapter 13: Demeter, Persephone, and Hades
Chapter 14: Dionysos
Chapter 15: The Birth of Aphrodite, Athene, and Apollo
Glossary
Index
Index of citations
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