![]() ![]() “Miller has achieved the seemingly impossible, delivering a highly readable translation, made all the more accessible by his erudite introduction and notes, without diminishing the strange beauty of Pindaric poetry. 518-428 BC) composed victory odes for winners in the ancient Games, including the Olympics. a summary of the poem, including narratives of the myths to which. Pindar Translated by Anthony Verity and Edited by Stephen Instone. See the complete profile on LinkedIn and discover Pindar On January 15, it was announced by multiple news sites that. Paddison Professor of Classics, Emeritus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill an introduction to the choral ode/victory ode c. Miller’s phenomenal knowledge of Greek, ear for English poetry, and meticulous fidelity to the original will make this volume a treasure for any readers who wish to understand and enjoy Greece’s greatest lyric poet." -William H. stands 'best and preeminent over others.'" - Journal of Classics Teaching "To read 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“These translations offer a full rendering of the experience of a Pindaric ode. Pindaric ode, ceremonious poem by or in the manner of Pindar, a Greek professional lyrist of the 5th century bc. ![]()
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