Record Nr.

UNINA9910453370803321

Autore

Boeke Hanna

Titolo

The value of victory in Pindar's odes [[electronic resource] ] : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet / / by Hanna Boeke

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007

ISBN

1-281-92177-7

9786611921774

90-474-2282-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Collana

Mnemosyne bibliotheca classica Batava, , 0169-8958 ; ; v. 285

Disciplina

884/.01

Soggetti

Cosmology, Ancient, in literature

Praise in literature

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection -- The nature of gnomai according to modern scholarship -- Ancient thinking on gnomai -- The "true point" of gnomai -- The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar -- Definitions and assumptions -- The elemental forces : fate, God, nature and man -- The human condition -- Man in society -- Cosmology in action : an analysis of selected odes -- Olympian 12 : an immigrant and his adopted city -- Isthmian 4 : creating for an ill-favoured victor -- Olympian 13 : praising an ambitious family -- The poet as mediator of cosmology -- Isthmian 4 : the poet modifies a cosmological premise -- Olympian 13 : the poet demonstrates cosmological principles -- Cosmology and the poet in short odes -- Olympian 9 and Nemean 3 : the poet assumes different attitudes to a central cosmological tenet.

Sommario/riassunto

This book investigates the cosmological context of Pindar’s victory odes, and how it influences his presentation of praise. The study first focuses on gnomai as a reflection of cosmology, using these sayings to establish the views the poems reveal on matters such as the divine, the human condition and man in society. This overview is complemented by detailed literary analyses demonstrating how cosmology functions in

individual odes. They show that Pindar shapes the poet persona to emphasize different aspects of the traditional world view or represent varying viewpoints so that he can praise each victor according to his particular circumstances. By focusing on cosmology the book highlights a neglected dimension of Pindar’s odes and challenges some traditional views on this poet.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910482148403321

Autore

Anon

Titolo

Dat leven ons Heeren, na het scriuen der vier Euangelisten Tantwerpen, in die Cammerstrate in den Ketel, M Crom, 1539 [[electronic resource]]