Pindar's Odes
Author: Pindar
Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company
Published: 1974
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780672515439
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The Manipulative Mode
Author: Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-07-31
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9047414543
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book deals with political propoganda in classical antiquity, exploring the contexts, strategies, and parameters of a fascinating phenomenon that has often been approached with anachronistic models (such as the centrally organized 'propaganda machines' of the 20th-century totalitarian regimes) or completely ignored. It offers case studies on the archaic period, classical Athens, the Hellenistic kingdoms, the Augustan age and the late Roman empire, and emphasizes concepts such as interaction, integration, and horizontal orientation.
Pindar’s ›First Pythian Ode‹
Author: Almut Fries
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2023-06-06
Total Pages: 293
ISBN-13: 3111129578
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first large-scale edition with introduction and commentary of Pindar’s First Pythian Ode. Composed for Hieron of Syracuse to mark his Delphic chariot victory of 470 BC and his recent foundation of the city of Aetna, the poem is not only a literary masterpiece, but also of central importance for our understanding of Greek history and culture in the early fifth century BC. As our only contemporary written source for the Sicilian Wars against the Carthaginians and Etruscans, it stands on a level with Simonides’ Plataea Elegy and Aeschylus’ Persians on the Persian Wars. This is a period where epoch-making Greek victories in the east and west were celebrated by the greatest poets in a way that reveals much about the atmosphere in which their works were created and received. The book offers a new edition of the text with a detailed introduction and commentary, which discuss textual problems, language, metre and transmission as well as a variety of literary questions, the historical background and the early performance and reception history of the ode. It will be of interest to scholars and students of archaic and classical Greek poetry and of Greek history of the early fifth century BC.
The Complete Odes
Author: Pindar
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2007-07-12
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 0192805533
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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. -
Pindar. the Olympian and Pythian Odes
Author: Pindar Pindar
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Published: 2018-11-09
Total Pages: 518
ISBN-13: 9780353009011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Pindar's Poetics of Immortality
Author: Asya C. Sigelman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-07-19
Total Pages: 211
ISBN-13: 110713501X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers a new approach to Pindar's victory odes by focusing on their poetic aim of immortalization.
The Olympic and Pythian Odes of Pindar
Author: Pindar
Publisher:
Published: 1903
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13:
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Author: Pindar
Publisher: London : W. Heineman ; New York : Macmillan
Published: 1915
Total Pages: 704
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPindar and the Cult of Heroes
Author: Bruno Currie
Publisher: Oxford Classical Monographs
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 9780199277247
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPindar and the Cult of Heroes takes a radical new look at the veneration and cult of heroic men, living and dead, in ancient Greece. Bruno Currie finds the roots of the Hellenistic ruler cult, and hence Roman emperor cult, in the 5th century BC (and earlier). Pindar's victory odes represent a crucial stage in this process. Currie also offers a major re-evaluation of the epinician genre and extensive studies of five of Pindar's odes.
