Pindar Victory Odes

Author : Pindar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pindar's Victory Songs written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 1980-06 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pindar's victory odes, written in the fifth century B.C. to commemorate the heroes of the athletic games, are some of the most powerful and intricte works of ancient Greek poetry -- and perhaps the most difficult to translate well.

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 : 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 : 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 : Hanna Boeke
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047422821
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Value of Victory in Pindar's Odes written by Hanna Boeke and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the cosmological context of Pindar’s victory odes, and how it influences his presentation of praise. The study first focuses on gnomai as a reflection of cosmology, using these sayings to establish the views the poems reveal on matters such as the divine, the human condition and man in society. This overview is complemented by detailed literary analyses demonstrating how cosmology functions in individual odes. They show that Pindar shapes the poet persona to emphasize different aspects of the traditional world view or represent varying viewpoints so that he can praise each victor according to his particular circumstances. By focusing on cosmology the book highlights a neglected dimension of Pindar’s odes and challenges some traditional views on this poet.

Author : Pindar
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781375499408
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Odes of Pindar: Odes of Pindar written by Pindar and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pindar
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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
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 : Peter Agócs
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107007879
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reading the Victory Ode written by Peter Agócs and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-09 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of papers by international experts on one of the most paradoxical and influential poetic genres of classical antiquity.