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  1. Pythian eleven
    Author: Pindar
    Published: 2007
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    Pindar's Pythian Eleven is a miniature masterpiece: a poem praising a young athlete which presents a vivid and important account of the Agamemnon legend. Yet it contains so many difficulties (of text, metre, dating and interpretation) that even... more

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    Pindar's Pythian Eleven is a miniature masterpiece: a poem praising a young athlete which presents a vivid and important account of the Agamemnon legend. Yet it contains so many difficulties (of text, metre, dating and interpretation) that even Wilamowitz regarded it as one of Pindar's most obscure poems. This 2007 edition (the first full-scale treatment that the poem had ever received) provides answers to the problems that have prevented proper appreciation of the work. In addition to the full introduction and commentary, the book also has a text based on re-examination of the manuscripts, detailed metrical discussion, and a translation

     
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    Volltext (URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Finglass, Patrick (Publisher)
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780511481406
    Other identifier:
    RVK Categories: FH 22161 ; FH 22175
    Series: Cambridge classical texts and commentaries ; 45
    Subjects: Pindarus;
    Other subjects: Agamemnon / King of Mycenae (Mythological character) / Poetry; Pindarus (v522-v445): Pythia 11
    Scope: 1 online resource (ix, 158 pages)
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    Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)

    Introduction. Thrasydaeus' victory -- Date -- Performance context -- Myth -- Metrical analysis -- Text -- Text and critical apparatus -- Commentary