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Author : Pindar
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0192805533
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Complete Odes written by Pindar and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-07-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths and are also a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Verity's lucid translations are complemented by insights into competition, myth, and meaning. - ;'we can speak of no greater contest than Olympia' The Greek poet Pindar (c. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. He celebrated the victories of athletes competing in foot races, horse races, boxing, wrestling, all-in fighting and the pentathlon, and his Odes are fascinating not only for their poetic qualities, but for what they tell us about the Games. Pindar praises the victor by comparing him to mythical heroes and the gods, but also reminds the athlete of his human limitations. The Odes contain versions of some of the best known Greek myths, such as Jason and the Argonauts, and Perseus and Medusa, and are a valuable source for Greek religion and ethics. Pindar's startling use of language - striking metaphors, bold syntax, enigmatic expressions - makes reading his poetry a uniquely rewarding experience. Anthony Verity's lucid translations are complemented by an introduction and notes that provide insight into competition, myth, and meaning. -

Author : Pindar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pythian Odes written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar
Publisher : University of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520300009
Total Pages : 376 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Odes written by Pindar and published by University of California Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most celebrated poets of the classical world, Pindar wrote odes for athletes that provide a unique perspective on the social and political life of ancient Greece. Commissioned in honor of successful contestants at the Olympic games and other Panhellenic contests, these odes were performed in the victors’ hometowns and conferred enduring recognition on their achievements. Andrew M. Miller’s superb new translation captures the beauty of Pindar’s forty-five surviving victory odes, preserving the rhythm, elegance, and imagery for which they have been admired since antiquity while adhering closely to the meaning of the original Greek. This edition provides a comprehensive introduction and interpretive notes to guide readers through the intricacies of the poems and the worldview that they embody.

Author : Pindar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Odes of Pindar written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar
Publisher : London : W. Heineman ; New York : Macmillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Odes of Pindar written by Pindar and published by London : W. Heineman ; New York : Macmillan. This book was released on 1915 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521436366
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pindar: Victory Odes written by Pindar and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-04-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greek lyric poet Pindar is renowned for his poems celebrating the victories of athletes in the great games of Greece at Olympia, Delphi (the Pythian Games), Corinth (the Isthmian Games) and Nemea. Pindar's victory odes have the reputation of being complex and allusive in their language and reference. In this much-needed commentary on seven of the extant odes, Professor Willcock aims to open up Pindar's poetry to a wider readership by starting with a short and straightforward poem and progressing by level of difficulty to one of the greatest. The book begins with an introduction which includes sections on Pindar's life and on his thought, language and style, but which pays particular attention to the genre of the victory ode and its conventions.

Author : Pindar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pindar written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar
Publisher : Bobbs-Merrill Company
ISBN 13 : 9780672515439
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pindar's Odes written by Pindar and published by Bobbs-Merrill Company. This book was released on 1974 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar Pindar
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267495221
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Odes of Pindar written by Pindar Pindar and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Odes of Pindar: Including the Principal Fragments About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Pindar
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
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Download or read book The Odes of Pindar written by Pindar and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 1852 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: