Pindari opera quae supersunt by Pindar

Pindari opera quae supersunt by Pindar

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Published in 1811, this is the first volume of a classic edition of the surviving works of Pindar (c.522–c.443 BCE). German classicist August Böckh (1785–1867) provides the Greek texts of the Epinician Odes, plus a groundbreaking treatise (in Latin) on Pindarian metrics, a preface and scholarly notes.

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Pindari opera quae supersunt by Pindar

One of the foremost scholars of his day, the German classicist August Bockh (1785 1867) was chosen by the Berlin Academy of Sciences as the first editor of the monumental Corpus inscriptionum graecarum. Before that he had published this groundbreaking edition of the extant works of the Greek poet Pindar (c.522 c.443 BCE) in two volumes, the second being split into two parts. This first volume, published in 1811, contains the only complete surviving works of Pindar, the victory odes (Epinikia), written to celebrate athletic successes at the Olympic and other games. In addition to the editor's Latin preface and critical notes, this volume also contains his important treatise on Pindarian metrics, De metris Pindari, in which he establishes a close connection between Greek music and verse, elucidating the Greeks' own statements about rhythm and providing a systematic basis for the study of Greek verse.
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ISBN 13 9781108063586
ISBN 10 1108063586
Title Pindari opera quae supersunt
Author Pindar
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2013-10-31
Number of pages 842
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