The Homeric Hymn to Demeter: Translation, Commentary, and Interpretative Essays
"Foley synthesizes important insights of the articles she reprints and of much other scholarship besides, and builds on them to construct a comprehensive and persuasive reading of her own."--William G. Thalmann,Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Foley's book is the first full-length study in English of theHymn.... It is a welcome and much-needed work.... Foley's analysis of theHymnis an excellent demonstration of how it can be interpreted in the light of the [Eleusinian] Mysteries."--Ann C. Suter,New England Classical Newsletter and Journal"Foley's attempt to connect the psychological, cosmological, and theological themes in theHymnis her greatest success."--Victoria Pedrick,The Classical Journal