This new translation of Pindar’s songs for victorious athletes marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility in order to represent the beauty of his language for a modern audience as closely as possible. Pindar’s poetry is synonymous with difficulty for scholars and students of classical studies. His syntax stretches the limits of ancient Greek, while his allusions to mythology and other poetic texts assume an audience that knows more than we now possibly can, given the fragmentary nature of textual and material culture records for ancient Greece.
It includes an authoritative introduction, both to the poet and his art and to ancient athletics, alongside brief orientations to the historical context and mythological content of each victory song. The inclusion of a glossary supplies additional mythological and historical information necessary to understanding Pindar’s poetry for those coming to the works for the first time. His is the largest body of textual remains that exists for ancient Greece between Homer (conventionally dated to 750 BCE) and the Classical Period (480–323 BCE), and constitutes a rich resource for politics, history, religion, and social practices.
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Preface
Acknowledgements
Note on Text and Translation
Pronunciation Guide
Chronology
Introduction
1. Olympians
2. Pythians
3. Nemeans
4. Isthmians
Glossary
Notes
Bibliography
Index
A translation of the ancient Hellenic poet Pindar’s songs for victorious athletes that marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility.
Presents a new translation of Pindar’s visionary songs for victorious athletes by a classical scholar and poet
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781350226401
Publisert
2024-04-04
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Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
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234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
344
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