Introduction to Chapters 1 and 2 1. "Stupid … and Thoughtless to Foresee Their Lot": The Horror of Epiphany 2. "Evil for Men": (Dis)Orienting the Cosmos in Hesiod Introduction to Chapters 3, 4, and 5 3. "Blessed is He Whom They Love": Past and Present in the Homeric Hymns 4. "Few Men Know": Advice for the Cosmically Horrified 5. "In Whom do You Most Delight?": The Privilege of the Poet Epilogue: "Ruin … that there Might be a Song for Those Yet to be Born": Homer, Heroes, and Gods
Biography
Carman Romano is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College in the Department of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies. She is a scholar of the imagination, especially as it is articulated in ancient poetry. Her recent research explores how Greek poets led their audiences to conceptualize supernatural entities.
"Carman Romano makes a compelling case for the importance of an overlooked aspect of archaic Greek aesthetics: a sense of horror in the face of the divine." - William Brockliss, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"[Romano's] book is a commendable invitation to reconsider many well-known and long-commented passages from a different and somewhat unexpected perspective, demonstrating that by placing them in dialogue through the lens of fear and frightening effects it is possible to gain new insights." - The Classical Review
