02598nam 2200613 a 450 991045138060332120200520144314.00-19-170784-81-280-75847-30-19-151545-09780199277940 (hbk.)(CKB)1000000000411571(EBL)422531(OCoLC)476257782(SSID)ssj0000221895(PQKBManifestationID)11172875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000221895(PQKBWorkID)10170715(PQKB)10784126(StDuBDS)EDZ0000072518(MiAaPQ)EBC422531(Au-PeEL)EBL422531(CaPaEBR)ebr10271597(CaONFJC)MIL75847(EXLCZ)99100000000041157120051129d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina[electronic resource] /Anne Pippin BurnettOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (287 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9786610758470 0-19-927794-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-265) and indexes.Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. THE AUDIENCE; PART II. THE PERFORMANCES; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; General IndexThis 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-presAthletes in literatureSongs, GreekHistory and criticismElectronic books.Athletes in literature.Songs, GreekHistory and criticism.884/.01Burnett Anne Pippin1925-187795MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451380603321Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina1091659UNINA