A Commentary on Pindar, Nemean Nine

Detailed commentary with introduction, Greek text and English translation. It includes the myth of "Amphiaraos and the Seven against Thebes", and reflects a part of Sicilian history of the early fifth century B.C. The commentary on the "Ninth Nemean" of Pindar includes a brief survey of the scholarship on the ode since Boeckh (1812), a careful analysis of the metrical structure, a discussion of the manuscripts, a complete list of testimonia with variants, a new Greek test with critical apparatus, a new English translation. It also includes a study of the literary and iconagraphical evidence for the legend of Amphiaraos before Pindar followed by a brief discussion of the relevance of the myth to the victor celebrated in the ode, and an analysis of the composition of the ode. The major part of the volume is devoted to a detailed commentary on the ode with special attention given to language, metre, literary conventions and historical background. The use of the work is facilitated by the inclusion of a full bibliography, a detailed analytical index, an index of Greek words discussed as well as a complete index of passages cited.