Thucydides and Pindar historical narrative and the world of Epinikian poetry
Simon Hornblower demonstrates a thematic and literary kinship between Thucydides, one of the greatest of the ancient Greek historians, and Pindar, one of the greatest Greek poets who specialized in celebratory odes for victors in the Olympic Games
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2004, 2004
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Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Simon Hornblower demonstrates a thematic and literary kinship between Thucydides, one of the greatest of the ancient Greek historians, and Pindar, one of the greatest Greek poets who specialized in celebratory odes for victors in the Olympic Games |
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Physical Description: | xv, 454 p. ill., maps |
ISBN: | 9780191719424 |