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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      August 2015
      December 2007
      ISBN:
      9780511481406
      9780521884815
      9780521289900
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511481406
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.37kg, 172 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.22kg, 170 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Classical Literature
      Collection:
      Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
      Series:
      Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries (45)
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    Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Literature
    Collection:
    Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries
    Series:
    Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries (45)
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    Pindar's Pythian Eleven is a miniature masterpiece: a poem praising a young athlete which presents a vivid and important account of the Agamemnon legend. Yet it contains so many difficulties (of text, metre, dating and interpretation) that even Wilamowitz regarded it as one of Pindar's most obscure poems. This 2007 edition (the first full-scale treatment that the poem had ever received) provides answers to the problems that have prevented proper appreciation of the work. In addition to the full introduction and commentary, the book also has a text based on re-examination of the manuscripts, detailed metrical discussion, and a translation.

    Reviews

    ‘For any scholar working on Pythian 11 in the future, Finglass’s careful contribution will be an essential starting point … The commentary is erudite and extensive.’

    Thomas Hubbard Source: Classical World

    ‘The commentary is excellent.’

    Douglas Gerber Source: New England Classical Journal

    ‘Finglass’s edition provides a welcome new basis for researchers and interested readers who have been, or will be, engaged with Pindar and his Eleventh Pythian Ode.’

    Orlando Poltera Source: Gnomon

    ‘Thorough and thoughtful … the book will certainly be the indispensable standard introduction, text, and commentary on the ode for some time to come.’

    Christopher Eckermann Source: Mnemosyne

    ‘The commentary … is very detailed, intelligent, and expert, and I am convinced that many readers of this poem, which is so full of problems, will derive from it value and instruction.'

    Giambattista D’Alessio Source: Exemplaria Classica

    ‘Finglass’s work deserves praise and appreciation … this commentary is extremely useful and well documented.’

    Carlo Lucarini Source: Rivista di Filologia e di Istruzione Classica

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