Aeolic Odes

by Friedrich Holderlin and Friedrich Hölderlin

Friedrich H lderlin's Odes are built upon precise syllabic and rhythmic schemes, inspired by poetic forms originating from ancient Greece. In the hope of giving an idea of the music they produce, the present English translations strive to reproduce their metrics. They are speaking to us of a longing for the childhood of humankind, for Greece where the voice of the gods could still be heard, and of the danger lying in trying to find again that too...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0359908535
• ISBN13: 9780359908530
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 94 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"