Pindar's Poetry, Patrons, and Festivals

Pindar's Poetry, Patrons, and Festivals From Archaic Greece to the Roman Empire

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Publisher's Synopsis

Presents a collection of essays about the praise ('epinikian') poetry of the classical poets Pindar and Bacchylides. The social and physical, as well as the literary, background to these poems celebrating athletic victory is explored in light of the archaeological and sociological insights.

Book information

ISBN: 9780191537981
Publisher: Oxford University Press, UK
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 881.01
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Weight: -1g