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The Odes : World Literature in Translation - Pindar

The Odes

By: Pindar, Andrew M. Miller (Translator)

Paperback | 24 September 2019 | Edition Number 1

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One of the most celebrated poets of the classical world, Pindar wrote odes for athletes that provide a unique perspective on the social and political life of ancient Greece.  Commissioned by successful contestants at the Olympic games and other Panhellenic contests, such odes were performed in the victors’ hometowns and conferred enduring recognition on their achievements.
 
Andrew M. Miller’s superb new translation captures the beauty of Pindar’s forty-five surviving victory odes, preserving the rhythm, elegance, and imagery for which they have been admired since antiquity while adhering closely to the meaning of the original Greek. This edition provides a comprehensive introduction and interpretive notes to guide readers through the intricacies of the poems and the world-view that they embody.
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"In a word, this edition . . . stands 'best and preeminent over others.'" * Journal of Classics Teaching *
"To read [the odes] is to enter a vision of life's beauty and wonder - an idealising vision whose exaltation is made bracing and kept in contact with the harsher side of reality by constant reminders of the precariousness of good fortune and of life itself." * High Window *

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