Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina

Consisting of individual studies of the poet Pindar's 11 odes for the victors of the athletic contests on Aigina, the author addresses questions of mythicself-presentation in this book, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of insp...

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Main Author: Burnett, Anne Pippin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2005, 2005
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Consisting of individual studies of the poet Pindar's 11 odes for the victors of the athletic contests on Aigina, the author addresses questions of mythicself-presentation in this book, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success
Physical Description:x, 276 p. ill
ISBN:9780191707841