Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns |
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| Author:
| Clay, Jenny Strauss |
| Series title: | Blackwell Introductions to the Classical World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4051-6736-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Limited
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| Imprint: | Wiley-Blackwell |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $94.95 |
Book Description:
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The Hesiodic poems, the Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle present a coherent vision of the cosmos, embracing both gods and mortals, from its first beginnings to its present state. Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns traces that vision, not only from its genesis, through its evolution, to its final configuration, but also recognizes the various perspectives from which that development may be viewed. Human beings may have a very different view of cosmic events than the gods. Inevitably, then,...
More DescriptionThe Hesiodic poems, the Homeric Hymns, and the Epic Cycle present a coherent vision of the cosmos, embracing both gods and mortals, from its first beginnings to its present state. Hesiod and the Homeric Hymns traces that vision, not only from its genesis, through its evolution, to its final configuration, but also recognizes the various perspectives from which that development may be viewed. Human beings may have a very different view of cosmic events than the gods. Inevitably, then, such an examination simultaneously involves an epistemology: how can we, as mere mortals, have access to such matters? And, finally, how can our understanding of the cosmos and its evolution guide human life?