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List of maps and figure | p. viii |
Preface | p. ix |
List of abbreviations | p. xi |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Homeric Hymns | p. 1 |
Nature and purpose | p. 1 |
Origins of the collection | p. 3 |
Structure and themes | p. 4 |
Hymn to Apollo | p. 9 |
Structure | p. 9 |
Authorship and date | p. 13 |
Language and style | p. 15 |
Hymn to Hermes | p. 17 |
Structure | p. 17 |
The hymn as comedy | p. 19 |
Relationship with the Hymn to Apollo | p. 20 |
Legal aspects | p. 21 |
Music and prophecy | p. 21 |
Aetiology | p. 22 |
Language and style | p. 23 |
Dating, and occasion of first performance | p. 24 |
Relationship with other versions | p. 25 |
Hymn to Aphrodite | p. 27 |
Structure and themes | p. 27 |
Relationship with other early poetry | p. 29 |
Date and place of composition | p. 30 |
Style | p. 30 |
The Homeric Hymns and Hellenistic Poetry | p. 31 |
Transmission of the text | p. 32 |
Sigla | p. 34 |
Three Homeric Hymns | p. 35 |
To Apollo | p. 37 |
To Hermes | p. 53 |
To Aphrodite | p. 71 |
Commentary | p. 81 |
Bibliography | p. 256 |
Indexes | p. 268 |
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