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The Odes and Selected Fragments
Come, set your bow, my soul, upon its mark;
From a soft-spoken heart again,
On whom do we now launch our shafts of honour?
Pindar's poems of praise for the victors in the great games of Greece are celebrations of human excellence, uncompromising in their insistence on the best and the need of divine grace for true human achievement. They present the competitive spirit of ancient Greece as part of a profound and complex world view. Less well known are Pindar's religious hymns, paeans and dithryambs, which celebrate the varied gods and heroes of Greece in uniquely heartfelt expressions of devotion to the divine.
Here for the first time in one volume are translations of all Pindar's poems and many of those that have survived only in fragmentary form.
A unique edition, with introduction, notes, selected criticism, maps, glossary and chronology of Pindar's life and times.
From a soft-spoken heart again,
On whom do we now launch our shafts of honour?
Pindar's poems of praise for the victors in the great games of Greece are celebrations of human excellence, uncompromising in their insistence on the best and the need of divine grace for true human achievement. They present the competitive spirit of ancient Greece as part of a profound and complex world view. Less well known are Pindar's religious hymns, paeans and dithryambs, which celebrate the varied gods and heroes of Greece in uniquely heartfelt expressions of devotion to the divine.
Here for the first time in one volume are translations of all Pindar's poems and many of those that have survived only in fragmentary form.
A unique edition, with introduction, notes, selected criticism, maps, glossary and chronology of Pindar's life and times.
434 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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Pindar
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People remember Greek lyric poet Pindar (522 BC-443 BC) especially for his odes, celebrating victorious athletes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindar
People remember Greek lyric poet Pindar (522 BC-443 BC) especially for his odes, celebrating victorious athletes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pindar
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March 16, 2019
Well, tell me a better Ode composer than Pindar!
I loved this translation. I loved Pindar. I always admired him when I went through his works for the first time during my MA. However, now, looking back at him makes me admire him even more! Splendid with verse and ideas behind them.
I loved this translation. I loved Pindar. I always admired him when I went through his works for the first time during my MA. However, now, looking back at him makes me admire him even more! Splendid with verse and ideas behind them.
January 7, 2019
Las Odas de Píndaro, son un grupo de poemas dirigidos a celebrar triunfos de famosos griegos en los juegos de la antigüedad.
Es como una canción dedicada a un triunfador, pero las Odas de Píndaro, con sus demás poemas son además fuente invaluable de Mitología Griega, describe con hermoso lirismo diferentes pasajes. Debo mencionar entre ellos en primer lugar a Jasón y los Argonautas, y también me entusiasmaron las historias de Tántalo y de Beleforonte.
Es como una canción dedicada a un triunfador, pero las Odas de Píndaro, con sus demás poemas son además fuente invaluable de Mitología Griega, describe con hermoso lirismo diferentes pasajes. Debo mencionar entre ellos en primer lugar a Jasón y los Argonautas, y también me entusiasmaron las historias de Tántalo y de Beleforonte.
June 18, 2024
La edición me ha gustado y he aprendido mucho pero la poesía pindárica personalmente no me llama demasiado aunque tiene cosas muy buenas, a veces me cuesta pillar la musicalidad y se me hace pesada (el autor menciona esto e indica que es una poesía que hay que leer palabra por palabra para captar su estilo). En cualquier caso aunque no sea para mi aprecio mucho el valor que tiene.
Se pueden sacar muchas cosas además del valor poético, la visión y opiniones de Píndaro y de la sociedad sobre la virtud y el mérito (en especial el énfasis que pone éste en la herencia sobre el esfuerzo), además de ser una fuente de mucha mitología.
Se pueden sacar muchas cosas además del valor poético, la visión y opiniones de Píndaro y de la sociedad sobre la virtud y el mérito (en especial el énfasis que pone éste en la herencia sobre el esfuerzo), además de ser una fuente de mucha mitología.
July 3, 2014
Pindar earned his bread by comparing champion athletes with mythical heroes. Much of our knowledge of these heroes come from their being recorded in his odes. Interesting read. Not for everyone, especially not for those who do not appreciate Greek poetry.
January 19, 2021
Llegit:
Olímpica 2
Pítica 1
Nemea 7
Olímpica 2
Pítica 1
Nemea 7
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