Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina / Anne Pippin Burnett.
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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Series: | OUP E-Books.
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| Summary: | 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. - ;This book consists of individual studies of Pindar's eleven odes for Aiginetan victors, preceded by a brief survey of the history of the island and the nature of its aristocracy. Anne Pippin Burnett's discussion is particularly attentive to questions of mythic self-pres. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-265) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780191515453 0191515450 9780199277940 019927794X 1280758473 9781280758478 9786610758470 6610758476 0191707848 9780191707841 |
| Language: | English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |