Ancient Greek lyric poetry from Sappho to Pindar

We will consider some of the most beautiful and tantalising fragments which remain from the original corpus of Ancient Greek Lyric, from the highly individualistic Archilochus to the heart-breaking voice of Sappho and finally to the sublime Pindar, with plenty of lesser known glories in between. Poems will be contextualized in the historical setting of a rapidly developing Ancient Greece.