Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina /

This book consists of individual studies of the poet Pindar's eleven odes for the victors of the athletic contests on the island of Aigina. Anne Pippin Burnett addresses questions of mythic self-presentation, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a sh...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Burnett, Anne Pippin
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book consists of individual studies of the poet Pindar's eleven odes for the victors of the athletic contests on the island of Aigina. Anne Pippin Burnett addresses questions of mythic self-presentation, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success.
Umfang:
x, 276 p. : ill.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-265) and indexes.
ISBN:
9780191515453
0191515450
9780191707841
0191707848
9781280758478
1280758473
Schlagworte:
Pindar > Criticism and interpretation.
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