DEMETER AND PERSEPHONE: Homeric Hymn Number Two

by Penelope -- Trans. & Adapt. Proddow ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 1, 1972

Not a prose retelling of the myth like Tomaino's Persephone, Bringer of Spring (1971) but a fluent adaptation and illustration of the Homeric hymn on the order of the Proddow-Cooney Dionysus and the Pirates (1970) and Hermes, Lord of the Robbers (1971). Without resorting to self-conscious or archaic constructions Proddow conveys something of the spirit of awe and dignity that is absent from other modern versions, although her approach does have its hazards for readers new to the story (Demeter's abductor is at first described only as ""He Who Receives Many Guests,/ He Who Has Many Names""), Barbara Cooney is refreshingly unintimidated by the lines and motifs of Greek art that she so smoothly assimilates.

Pub Date: Sept. 1, 1972

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Publisher: Doubleday

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1972

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