Bacchylides' Odes: Dithyrambs and Epinicians (Original Commentary)
Not much is known about the life of Bacchylides, but everyone knows how great of a poet he was, becoming one of Ancient Greece's best lyrical poets. The Greeks included him in their canonical list of nine lyric poets, and some of his works survived. His career coincided with the rise of drama, including the playwrights Aeschylus or Sophocles, and his lyrics are known for their clarity in expression and simplicity, making it easier to study the lyrical poetry of Ancient Greece.
Dithyrambs were Ancient Greek hymns sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility. The term was also used as an epithet of the god. Plato talks about dithyrambs in the Republic, noting that they are the clearest example of poetry in which the poet is the only speaker. Some of Bacchylides' dithyrambs survived and are reproduced here.
Epinicians were a genre of poetry that resembled victory odes, written in prose in Ancient Greece as lyrics for a chorus. These were commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Some of Bacchylides' epinicians survived and are reproduced here.
This collection of Bacchylides' works remained preserved during the 3rd century B.C. This edition is specially formatted for the Nook with original commentary and a linked Table of Contents.
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Dithyrambs were Ancient Greek hymns sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility. The term was also used as an epithet of the god. Plato talks about dithyrambs in the Republic, noting that they are the clearest example of poetry in which the poet is the only speaker. Some of Bacchylides' dithyrambs survived and are reproduced here.
Epinicians were a genre of poetry that resembled victory odes, written in prose in Ancient Greece as lyrics for a chorus. These were commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Some of Bacchylides' epinicians survived and are reproduced here.
This collection of Bacchylides' works remained preserved during the 3rd century B.C. This edition is specially formatted for the Nook with original commentary and a linked Table of Contents.
Bacchylides' Odes: Dithyrambs and Epinicians (Original Commentary)
Not much is known about the life of Bacchylides, but everyone knows how great of a poet he was, becoming one of Ancient Greece's best lyrical poets. The Greeks included him in their canonical list of nine lyric poets, and some of his works survived. His career coincided with the rise of drama, including the playwrights Aeschylus or Sophocles, and his lyrics are known for their clarity in expression and simplicity, making it easier to study the lyrical poetry of Ancient Greece.
Dithyrambs were Ancient Greek hymns sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility. The term was also used as an epithet of the god. Plato talks about dithyrambs in the Republic, noting that they are the clearest example of poetry in which the poet is the only speaker. Some of Bacchylides' dithyrambs survived and are reproduced here.
Epinicians were a genre of poetry that resembled victory odes, written in prose in Ancient Greece as lyrics for a chorus. These were commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Some of Bacchylides' epinicians survived and are reproduced here.
This collection of Bacchylides' works remained preserved during the 3rd century B.C. This edition is specially formatted for the Nook with original commentary and a linked Table of Contents.
Dithyrambs were Ancient Greek hymns sung and danced in honor of Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility. The term was also used as an epithet of the god. Plato talks about dithyrambs in the Republic, noting that they are the clearest example of poetry in which the poet is the only speaker. Some of Bacchylides' dithyrambs survived and are reproduced here.
Epinicians were a genre of poetry that resembled victory odes, written in prose in Ancient Greece as lyrics for a chorus. These were commissioned for and performed at the celebration of an athletic victory in the Panhellenic Games and sometimes in honor of a victory in war. Some of Bacchylides' epinicians survived and are reproduced here.
This collection of Bacchylides' works remained preserved during the 3rd century B.C. This edition is specially formatted for the Nook with original commentary and a linked Table of Contents.
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| BN ID: | 2940012958952 |
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| Publisher: | Charles River Editors |
| Publication date: | 06/04/2011 |
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