Pindar's Victory Songs

Pindar's Victory Songs
Title Pindar's Victory Songs PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher
Pages 392
Release 1980-06
Genre History
ISBN

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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.

The Complete Odes

The Complete Odes
Title The Complete Odes PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 216
Release 2007-07-12
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0192805533

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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. -

Odes of Pindar: Odes of Pindar

Odes of Pindar: Odes of Pindar
Title Odes of Pindar: Odes of Pindar PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher
Pages 316
Release 2017-08-19
Genre History
ISBN 9781375499408

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Odes for Victorious Athletes

Odes for Victorious Athletes
Title Odes for Victorious Athletes PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 200
Release 2010-08-15
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0801899176

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You've just won the gold medal, what are you going to do? In Ancient Greece, your patron could throw a feast in your honor and have a poet write a hymn of praise to you. The great poet Pindar composed many such odes for victorious athletes. Esteemed classicist Anne Pippin Burnett presents a fresh and exuberant translation of Pindar's victory songs. The typical Pindaric ode reflects three separate moments: the instant of success in contest, the victory night with its disorderly revels, and the actual banquet of family and friends where the commissioned poem is being offered as entertainment. In their essential effect, these songs transform a physical triumph, as experienced by one man, into a sense of elation shared by his peers—men who have gathered to dine and to drink. Athletic odes were presented by small bands of dancing singers, influencing the audience with music and dance as well as by words. These translations respect the form of the originals, keeping the stanzas that shaped repeating melodies and danced figures and using rhythms meant to suggest performers in motion. Pindar's songs were meant to entertain and exalt groups of drinking men. These translations revive the confident excitement of their original performances.

Pindar

Pindar
Title Pindar PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher
Pages 340
Release 1864
Genre Greek poetry
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Pindar's Odes

Pindar's Odes
Title Pindar's Odes PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher Bobbs-Merrill Company
Pages 420
Release 1974
Genre Poetry
ISBN 9780672515439

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The Odes

The Odes
Title The Odes PDF eBook
Author Pindar
Publisher University of California Press
Pages 376
Release 2019-09-24
Genre Poetry
ISBN 0520300009

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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.