HoneyVoiced : A Translation of Pindar's Songs for Athletes / James Bradley Wells.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wells, James Bradley, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pindar,.

Pindar.

Athletes in literature.

Songs, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (345 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

text file HTML

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. It includes an authoritative introduction, both to the poet and his art and to ancient athletics, alongside brief orientations to the historical context and mythological content of each victory song. The inclusion of a glossary supplies additional mythological and historical information necessary to understanding Pindar's poetry for those coming to the works for the first time. His is the largest body of textual remains that exists for ancient Greece between Homer (conventionally dated to 750 BCE) and the Classical Period (480-323 BCE), and constitutes a rich resource for politics, history, religion, and social practices.

Contents:

Olympians

Pythians

Nemeans

Isthmians.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Wells, James Bradley HoneyVoiced

ISBN:

9781350226432

1350226432

9781350226418

1350226416

9781350226425

1350226424

OCLC:

1417196387