Callimachus, Hymn to Delos : introduction and commentary / by W.H. Mineur.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mineur, W. H.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 83.

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 83

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Callimachus. Delos.

Callimachus.

Delos Island (Greece)--In literature.

Delos Island (Greece).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 267 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hymn to Delos

Place of Publication:

Leiden, the Netherlands : Brill, 1984.

Summary:

This is the first comprehensive commentary on Callimachus' Hymn to Delos , its immediate predecessor being Cahen's concise work of 1930.The Introduction proposes a new interpretation of the Hymn's purpose and background, and further discusses the date of its composition, its vocabulary, several of its stylistic aspects, and its metre and prosody.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / W. H. Mineur

The Structure of the Hymn / W. H. Mineur

Purpose and Date of the Hymn / W. H. Mineur

Some Aspects of Language and Style / W. H. Mineur

Metre and Prosody / W. H. Mineur

Commentary / W. H. Mineur

Index of Greek Words / W. H. Mineur

General Index / W. H. Mineur

Addendum / W. H. Mineur.

Notes:

Book consists of introduction and commentary without the full text of the hymn.

Includes index of Greek words and general index.

"The text of this book is identical with that of [the author's] doctoral thesis presented at the University of Leyden in 1984."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

90-04-32818-1

OCLC:

911830204

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004328181 DOI