Bacchylides: The Victory Poems

by Bacchylides

The victory poems of the Greek lyric poet Bacchylides are here presented in a fresh new translation, together with an introduction and commentary. The translation captures the tone of the original, combining the joy of the occasion with the ever-present serious moral undertones, while the introduction sets the poems in their social and religious context, detailing the connection between competition and religious festival.The introduction also discusses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853997218
• ISBN13: 9781853997211
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"