Author: Pindar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0856686689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Pindar's Odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of Ancient Greece. Composed in the first instance to commemorate athletics victories, they fan out like a peacock's tail to illuminate with brilliant subtlety and imagination the human condition in general, and how our moments of heroic achievement are inevitably tempered by our mortal frailties. This edition aims to make for the first time a selection of these wonderful, but complex, poems accessible and enjoyable not only to scholars and advanced students but especially to sixth-form students and non-Classicists (including anyone interested in Pindar's influence on English poetry). While particular attention is paid to elucidating Pindar's cryptic chains of thoughts and to explaining the significance of the myths in the odes, much greater help than usual in this series is given with translating the Greek. The selection, which contains Pindar's most famous poem (Olympian 1) and two particularly charming mythical stories (in Pythian 9 and Nemean 3), illustrates Pindar's range and variety by including odes commemorating victors at each of the four major games. Greek text with translation, commentary and notes.
Selected Odes
Author: Pindar
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0856686689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Pindar's Odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of Ancient Greece. Composed in the first instance to commemorate athletics victories, they fan out like a peacock's tail to illuminate with brilliant subtlety and imagination the human condition in general, and how our moments of heroic achievement are inevitably tempered by our mortal frailties. This edition aims to make for the first time a selection of these wonderful, but complex, poems accessible and enjoyable not only to scholars and advanced students but especially to sixth-form students and non-Classicists (including anyone interested in Pindar's influence on English poetry). While particular attention is paid to elucidating Pindar's cryptic chains of thoughts and to explaining the significance of the myths in the odes, much greater help than usual in this series is given with translating the Greek. The selection, which contains Pindar's most famous poem (Olympian 1) and two particularly charming mythical stories (in Pythian 9 and Nemean 3), illustrates Pindar's range and variety by including odes commemorating victors at each of the four major games. Greek text with translation, commentary and notes.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0856686689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Pindar's Odes, blending beauty of poetic form and profundity of thought, are one of the wonders of Ancient Greece. Composed in the first instance to commemorate athletics victories, they fan out like a peacock's tail to illuminate with brilliant subtlety and imagination the human condition in general, and how our moments of heroic achievement are inevitably tempered by our mortal frailties. This edition aims to make for the first time a selection of these wonderful, but complex, poems accessible and enjoyable not only to scholars and advanced students but especially to sixth-form students and non-Classicists (including anyone interested in Pindar's influence on English poetry). While particular attention is paid to elucidating Pindar's cryptic chains of thoughts and to explaining the significance of the myths in the odes, much greater help than usual in this series is given with translating the Greek. The selection, which contains Pindar's most famous poem (Olympian 1) and two particularly charming mythical stories (in Pythian 9 and Nemean 3), illustrates Pindar's range and variety by including odes commemorating victors at each of the four major games. Greek text with translation, commentary and notes.
Selected Odes of Pablo Neruda
Author: Pablo Neruda
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520227088
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Poems in Spanish with parallel English translations.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520227088
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Poems in Spanish with parallel English translations.
A Formcritical Study of Selected Odes of Solomon
Author: Gerald R. Blaszczak
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004369279
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004369279
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
Selected Odes of Pindar
Author: Pindar
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Selected Odes of Horace
Author: Horace
Publisher:
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Category : Latin poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Latin poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Horace
Author: Horace
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
-- Latin text in large, reproducible format -- Literal translation -- Sample tests -- Extensive, up-to-date bibliography
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
-- Latin text in large, reproducible format -- Literal translation -- Sample tests -- Extensive, up-to-date bibliography
The Complete Odes
Author: Pindar
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0192805533
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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. -
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0192805533
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
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. -
Selected Sonnets, Odes, and Letters
Author: Francesco Petrarca
Publisher: New York, Appleton
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher: New York, Appleton
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Horace's odes, Englished and imitated by various hands, selected and arranged by C.W.F. Cooper
Author: Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Horace. Selected Odes for the use of schools, with intr. and notes by W.J. Brodribb
Author: Quintus Horatius Flaccus
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description