As long as men shall prize the things of the mind, pilgrim feet will turn fondly to the shrines of song. From Concord to Colonus, and from Lesbos back again to Weimar and Windermere, every haunt of ...

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An original and wide-ranging study, throwing new light on Bacchylides' approach to poetic tradition Combines close literary analysis with a study of the political backdrop to Bacchylides' work ...

In the early fifth century BCE, Bacchylides’ career was at its height: his services as poet, composer, choreographer and impresario were in demand throughout the Greek world. He delivered theatrical ...