- Published: 6 August 2015
- ISBN: 9780241241974
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
The Odes of Pindar
'What Pindar catches is the joy beyond ordinary emotions as it transcends and transforms them' - C. M. Bowra
Arguably the greatest Greek lyric poet, Pindar (518-438 B. C.) 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.
Translated with an introduction by C. M. Bowra.
%%%'What Pindar catches is the joy beyond ordinary emotions as it transcends and transforms them' - C. M. Bowra
Arguably the greatest Greek lyric poet, Pindar (518-438 B. C.) 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.
Translated with an introduction by C. M. Bowra.
- Published: 6 August 2015
- ISBN: 9780241241974
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
Related titles
Our top books, exclusive content and competitions. Straight to your inbox.
Thank you! Your subscription to Read More was successful.
To help us recommend your next book, tell us what you enjoy reading.
Add your interests