Odes for Victorious Athletes
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You've just won the gold medal, what are you going to do? In Ancient Greece, your patron could throw a feast in your honor and have a poet write a hymn of praise to you. The great poet Pindar composed many such odes for victorious athletes. Esteemed classicist Anne Pippin Burnett presents a fresh and exuberant translation of Pindar's victory songs. The typical Pindaric ode reflects three separate moments: the instant of success in contest, the victory...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801895758
ISBN13:9780801895753
Release Date:August 2010
Publisher:Johns Hopkins University Press
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"
Grade Range:Postsecondary
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