Greek Lyric, Volume IV: Bacchylides, Corinna, and Others by Bacchylides

Greek Lyric, Volume IV: Bacchylides, Corinna, and Others

Bacchylides with David a. Campbell (Translator)

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Bacchylides, nephew of Simonides and rival of Pindar, wrote choral poetry of many types. We have a number of his victory odes--poems celebrating victories in athletic contests--as well as dithyrambs and other hymns. He was a master of the captivat...

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