{"product_id":"pindar-victory-odes-olympians-2-7-and-11-nemean-4-isthmians-3-4-and-7-paperback-9780521436366","title":"Pindar: Victory Odes; Olympians 2, 7 and 11; Nemean 4; Isthmians 3, 4 and 7 (Paperback) 9780521436366","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePindar: Victory Odes\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eOlympians 2, 7 and 11; Nemean 4; Isthmians 3, 4 and 7\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA presentation by Professor Willcock of seven of Pindar's extant poems celebrating the victories of athletes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePindar (Author), Malcolm M. Willcock (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521436366, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 April 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e20.4 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm, 0.22 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe Greek lyric poet Pindar is renowned for his poems celebrating the victories of athletes in the great games of Greece at Olympia, Delphi (the Pythian Games), Corinth (the Isthmian Games) and Nemea. Pindar's victory odes have the reputation of being complex and allusive in their language and reference. In this much-needed commentary on seven of the extant odes, Professor Willcock aims to open up Pindar's poetry to a wider readership by starting with a short and straightforward poem and progressing by level of difficulty to one of the greatest. The book begins with an introduction which includes sections on Pindar's life and on his thought, language and style, but which pays particular attention to the genre of the victory ode and its conventions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Greek lyric poetry\u003cbr\u003e 2. Pindar's life and works\u003cbr\u003e 3. The games\u003cbr\u003e 4. The victors\u003cbr\u003e 5. The genre\u003cbr\u003e 6. Pindar's thought\u003cbr\u003e 7. Pindar's style\u003cbr\u003e 8. Pindar's language\u003cbr\u003e 9. Metrical form\u003cbr\u003e 10. The text and scholia\u003cbr\u003e Pindar: Victory Odes: The Eleventh Olympian\u003cbr\u003e The Seventh Isthmian\u003cbr\u003e The Fourth Isthmian\u003cbr\u003e The Third Isthmian\u003cbr\u003e The Fourth Nemean\u003cbr\u003e The Seventh Olympian\u003cbr\u003e The Second Olympian\u003cbr\u003e Commentary\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Indexes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001729601816,"sku":"9780521436366","price":25.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521436366i_83df2e6a-02c0-4ea9-8d89-1125a83c3e60.jpg?v=1691381841","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/pindar-victory-odes-olympians-2-7-and-11-nemean-4-isthmians-3-4-and-7-paperback-9780521436366","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}