Politics of Olympus
Subtitle: Form And Meaning in the Major Homeric Hymns (BC Paperbacks)
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
Published: June 15, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781853996924
Subjects: Poetry & poets: classical, early & medieval; Poetry; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Ancient (Classical) Greek; Ancient and Classical; Literary Criticism & Collections / Ancient & Classical
First sentence: The preceding chapter has offered a general framework that I believe provides a valid foundation from which to begin a consideration of the major Homeric Hymns.
Description: "Jenny Strauss Clay provides a systematic convincing reading of the four Homeric hymns as a group, in relation to the epics of Homer the 'Theogony' of Hesiod. She reveals unexpected subtleties coherence, also shows how the hymns work in combination to provide an over-arching Greek worldview. 'This important and ground-breaking book provides a systematic and convincing reading of these four fascinating poems as a group, and in relation to the epics of Homer and the Theogony of Hesiod'. Clay's expert and highly original analysis of the poems narrative and thematic patterns succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating not only the unexpected subtlety and coherence of each Hymn, but also the ways in which they work in combination to provide an over-arching Greek world-view. This is by far the best book that has been written on this important body of poetry. 'Mark Griffith, University of California, Berkeley'. Though controversial in many places, this book is of great value to classicists. Its assumption that the poems have an intellectual and 'theological' coherence ... is welcome and will benefit those who teach the Hymns'. Charles Platter, Classical Outlook."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Jenny Strauss Clay provides a systematic & convincing reading of the four Homeric hymns as a group, & in relation to the epics of Homer & the 'Theogony' of Hesiod. She reveals unexpected subtleties & coherence, & also shows how the hymns work in combination to provide an over-arching Greek worldview. 'This important and ground-breaking book provides a systematic and convincing reading of these four fascinating poems as a group, and in relation to the epics of Homer and the Theogony of Hesiod. Clay's expert and highly original analysis of the poems' narrative and thematic patterns succeeds brilliantly in demonstrating not only the unexpected subtlety and coherence of each Hymn, but also the ways in which they work in combination to provide an over-arching Greek world-view. This is by far the best book that has been written on this important body of poetry.' -- Mark Griffith, University of California, Berkeley 'Though controversial in many places, this book is of great value to classicists. Its assumption that the poems have an intellectual and "theological" coherence.. is welcome and will benefit those who teach the Hymns.' -- Charles Platter, Classical Outlook