Pindar:VictoryOdes

TheGreeklyricpoetPindarisrenownedforhispoemscelebratingthevictoriesofathletesinthegreatgamesofGreeceatOlympia,Delphi(thePythianGames),Corinth(theIsthmianGames)andNemea.Pindar'svictoryodeshavethereputationofbeingcomplexandallusiveintheirlanguageandreference.Inthismuch-neededcommentaryonsevenoftheextantodes,ProfessorWillcockaimstoopenupPindar'spoetrytoawiderreadershipbystartingwithashortandstraightforwardpoemandprogressingbylevelofdifficultytooneofthegreatest.ThebookbeginswithanintroductionwhichincludessectionsonPindar'slifeandonhisthought,languageandstyle,butwhichpaysparticularattentiontothegenreofthevictoryodeanditsconventions.