Honeyvoiced: a translation of Pindar's songs for athletes

"This new translation of Pindar's songs for victorious athletes marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility in order to represent the beauty of his language for a modern audience as closely as possible. Pindar's poetry is synonymous with difficulty for scholars and students of...

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Main Author: Pindarus ca. 522 oder 518 v. Chr.-446 v. Chr (Author)
Other Authors: Wells, James Bradley ca. 20./21. Jh (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Published: London ; New York ; Oxford ; New Delhi ; Sydney Bloomsbury Academic 2024
Series:Bloomsbury classical studies monographs
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"This new translation of Pindar's songs for victorious athletes marries philological rigour with poetic sensibility in order to represent the beauty of his language for a modern audience as closely as possible. Pindar's poetry is synonymous with difficulty for scholars and students of classical studies. His syntax stretches the limits of ancient Greek, while his allusions to mythology and other poetic texts assume an audience that knows more than we now possibly can, given the fragmentary nature of textual and material culture records for ancient Greece."
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-327) and index
Physical Description:xiv, 327 Seiten 24 cm
ISBN:9781350226401

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