Bacchylides (;, Bakkhylídēs; c. 518 – c. 451 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets, which included his uncle Simonides. The elegance and polished style of his lyrics have been noted in Bacchylidean scholarship since at least Longinus. Some scholars have characterized these qualities as superficial charm. He has often been compared unfavourably with his contemporary, Pindar, as "a kind of Boccherini to Pindar's Haydn". However, the differences in their styles do not allow for easy comparison, and translator Robert Fagles has written that "to blame Bacchylides for not being Pindar is as childish a judgement as to condemn... Marvell for missing the grandeur of Milton". His career coincided with the ascendency of dramatic styles of poetry, as embodied in the works of Aeschylus or Sophocles, and he is in fact considered one of the last poets of
Bacchylides (;, Bakkhylídēs; c. 518 – c. 451 a.C.) fue un poeta lírico griego. Posteriormente los griegos lo incluyeron en la lista canónica de los Nine Lyric Poets, que incluyó a su tío Simonides. La elegancia y el estilo pulido de sus letras han sido notados en la escuela Bacchylidean desde al menos Longinus. Algunos eruditos han caracterizado estas cualidades como encanto superficial. A menudo ha sido comparado desfavorablemente con su contemporáneo, Pindar, como "una especie de Boccherini a Haydn de Pindar". Sin embargo, las diferencias en sus estilos no permiten una comparación fácil, y el traductor Robert Fagles ha escrito que "culpar a Bacchylides por no ser Pindar es un juicio tan infantil como para condenar... Marvelling por la grande de Milton". Su carrera coincidió con la ascendencia de los estilos dramáticos de la poesía, como emblema en las obras de A poylushocles y, de hecho, en