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The Odes of Pindar (Penguin ed.) by Cecil Bowra is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p>'What Pindar catches is the joy beyond ordinary emotions as it transcends and transforms them' - C. M. Bowra<br><br>Arguably the greatest Greek lyric poet, Pindar (518-438 B. C.) was a controversial figure in fifth-century Greece - a conservative Boiotian aristocrat who studied in Athens and a writer on physical prowess whose interest in the Games was largely philosophical. Pindar's Epinician Odes - choral songs extolling victories in the Games at Olympia, Delphi, Nemea and Korinth - cover th
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Cecil Bowra
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780241241974
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Poetry, Literary Collections, Ancient & Classical
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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