Greek Poems to the Gods

"Once more, Barry B. Powell puts his great translation skills to work and reveals his deep sensitivity to the many layers in these texts. He brings out their epic tone, piety, liveliness, and humor, while his effective introductions and notes round the collection with relevant historical and cultural context."--Carolina López-Ruiz, Professor of Classics at The Ohio State University Praise for Barry B. Powell's previous work"One is immediately struck by how useful these editions of Homer will be for university instructors."--The Classical Review"Lucid and remarkably successful."--The New York Review of Books"Accessible yet true to the feel and sense of the Greek."--Library Journal"An ample, lively, readable fusion of summary and translation makes it attractive to teachers...looking for something different."--The Classical World