The Extant Odes Of Pindar - Couverture souple

Pindar

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ISBN 10 : 1162694106 ISBN 13 : 9781162694108

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Extant Odes of Pindar is a collection of the surviving odes written by the ancient Greek poet Pindar. Pindar was a lyric poet who lived in the 5th century BCE and is considered one of the greatest poets of ancient Greece. His odes were written to celebrate the victories of athletes in the Olympic and other games, as well as to praise the gods and heroes of Greek mythology.This book contains a selection of Pindar's odes that have been preserved over the centuries, including odes to Olympic victors, the gods Apollo and Zeus, and the heroes Theseus and Perseus. The odes are written in a complex and highly structured form of poetry known as Pindaric ode, which features intricate patterns of repetition and variation.The Extant Odes of Pindar is an important work for scholars and students of ancient Greek literature and poetry, as well as for anyone interested in the culture and history of ancient Greece. The book includes an introduction that provides background information on Pindar and his poetry, as well as notes and commentary that help to explain the meaning and significance of the odes.For thee, Agesias, is that praise prepared which justly and openly Adrastos spake of old concerning the seer Amphiaraos the son of Oikleus, when the earth had swallowed him and his shining steeds. For afterward, when on seven pyres dead men were burnt, the son[2] of Talaos spake on this wise: 'I seek the eye of my host, him who was alike a good seer and a good fighter with the spear.'This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1162694106
• ISBN 13: 9781162694108
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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