The Odes of Pindar
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9780140442090 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cecil Bowra |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.188 |
| Publishing Date | 30/09/1982 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €16.89 |
| Tax | €1.01 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €17.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
Arguably the greatest Greek lyric poet, Pindar was a controversial figure in fifth-century Greece - a conservative Boiotian aristocrat who studied in Athens and a writer on physical prowess whose interest in the Games was largely philosophical. Pindar''s Epinician Odes - choral songs extolling victories in the Games at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea and Korinth - cover the whole spectrum of the Greek moral order, from earthly competition to fate and mythology. But in C. M. Bowra''s clear translation his one central image stands out - the successful athlete transformed and transfigured by the power of the gods.