| Epinician Odes and Dithyrambs Contributor(s): Slavitt, David R. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0812234472 ISBN-13: 9780812234473 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1998 Annotation: David R. Slavitt brings new life to the surviving fifteen epinician odes and five dithyrambs of Bacchylides. Until a century ago, the fifth-century Greek poet was known only by 107 nonsequential lines buried as quotations in the writings of other ancient authors. With the discovery in 1896 of a papyrus containing his work, 1,382 lines were reassembled and the poems of Bacchylides finally began to take shape for the modern reader. Slavitt argues in the introduction to this collection that, although Bacchylides is often considered a "lesser Pindar", he is a poet who warrants consideration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 884.01 |
| LCCN: 97050450 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.8" W x 8.7" (0.60 lbs) 104 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Until a century ago, the fifth-century Greek poet Bacchylides was known only by 107 nonsequential lines buried as quotations in the writings of other ancient authors. With the discovery in 1896 of a papyrus containing his work, 1,382 lines were reassembled and the poems of Bacchylides finally began to take shape for the modern reader. Slavitt argues in the Introduction to this collection that, although Bacchylides is often considered a lesser Pindar, he is a poet who warrants consideration. He deserves attention not because he is beetling, like Pindar, but because he is not. He relies on craftsmanship and reliably displays an attractive grace and elegance. |