The Homeric Hymn to Hermes

This volume offers a detailed philological commentary on the longest of the Homeric Hymns. The commentary is preceded by an extensive introduction that addresses the themes of poetry and music, the poem's humorous aspects, its relation to the rest of archaic hexameter literature, its reception in later literature, furthermore its structure, date and place of composition, and the question of its transmission. Together, the introduction and the commentary provide a detailed analysis of the Hymn with a view to ascertaining its significance in Greek literature.