Pindars victory odes have the reputation of being complex and allusive in their language and reference in this much needed commentary on seven of the extant odes professor willcock aims to open up pindars poetry to a wider readership by starting with a short and straightforward poem and progressing by level of difficulty to one of the greatest. The greek lyric poet pindar is renowned for his poems celebrating the victories of athletes in the great games of greece at olympia delphi the pythian games corinth the isthmian games and nemea pindars victory odes have the reputation of being complex and allusive in their language and reference in this much needed commentary on seven of the extant odes professor willcock aims to . The greek lyric poet pindar is renowned for poems celebrating athletic victories in the great games of olympia delphi corinth and nemea seven extant odes are analyzed with the aid of a commentary that progresses by level of difficulty and pays critical attention to the conventions of the victory ode. Get free shipping on pindar victory odes isbn139780521436366 from textbookrush at a great price and get free shipping on orders over 35 cash for books details view larger isbn 10 0521436362 isbn 13 9780521436366 edition 1995 authors peter pindar malcolm m willcock p e easterling philip hardie richard hunter