Pindar's 'Olympian One' : : A Commentary / / Douglas E. Gerber.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Gerber, Douglas E.,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1982
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 p.)

Drawing on an extensive knowledge of the critical history of Olympian One, Professor Gerber here presents a thorough analysis of the language thought, myth, structure, and poetic technique of Pindar's most famous ode. He deals with virtually every word in the poem, elucidating disputed passages, defining Pindar's use of imagery and myth and his structural techniques, and revealing the significance of his statements about the gods, the victor, and his own poetic practice. In doing so he makes a major contribution to Pindaric studies, aiding an understanding of this ode in particular, and of the poet's other works in general.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Metrical Analysis -- The Text -- The Commentary -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index Locorum -- Index of Greek Words