One of the nine canonical Greek lyric poets, Pindar (c. 522 443 BCE) has enjoyed a brilliant reputation since antiquity. Notoriously challenging but widely respected, Pindar's poetry has been increasingly studied in modern times. In the late nineteenth century, C. A. M. Fennell (1843 1916), a classicist and Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge, turned his attention to Pindar's Nemean and Isthmian odes. First published in 1883 but released in a new edition in 1899, this book features an introduction focusing on the practical aspects of the pentathlon, which sets a good grounding for the...
One of the nine canonical Greek lyric poets, Pindar (c. 522 443 BCE) has enjoyed a brilliant reputation since antiquity. Notoriously challenging but w...
