The Complete Odes

Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Pindar, Anthony (TRN)/ Instone Pindar/ Verity, Anthony Verity
• Assisted by: Stephen Instone (Editor), Stephen (Honora Research Fellow Instone (Editor), Instone Stephen (Editor), Anthony Verity (Translation), Anthony (Freelance author) Verity (Translation), Verity Anthony (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2008
• EAN: 9780199553907
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955390-7
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 191 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Oxford World's Classics; Oxford World's Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Altgriechisch, Einzelne Dichter, POETRY / General, Vorzeit, Frühgeschichte vor Christi Geburt, Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory