The odes
by Píndar
"Pindar was one of the most famous ancient Greek lyric poets, and perhaps the best known of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece. He was regarded in antiquity as the greatest of Greek poets and the esteem of the ancients may help explain why a good portion of his work was carefully preserved (most of the other Greek lyric poems come down to us only in fragments, but nearly a quarter of all Pindar's poems survive complete). He is particularly known for his epinicia (or victory odes) …
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- Full title :The odes / Pindar ; translated with introduction and notes by Andrew M. Miller.
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"Pindar was one of the most famous ancient Greek lyric poets, and perhaps the best known of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece. He was regarded in antiquity as the greatest of Greek poets and the esteem of the ancients may help explain why a good portion of his work was carefully preserved (most of the other Greek lyric poems come down to us only in fragments, but nearly a quarter of all Pindar's poems survive complete). He is particularly known for his epinicia (or victory odes) in honour of notable personages and winners of athletic games"--Provided by publisher.
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- Publication Date:2019
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of California Press
- Place of Publication:Oakland, California
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780520971578, 0520971574
- oclc:on1085579267
- LC Classification:PA4275.E5
- Dewey Decimal:884/.01
Table of Contents
The Olympian odes -- The Pythian odes -- The Nemean odes -- The Isthmian odes.
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