Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina [[electronic resource] /] / Anne Pippin Burnett
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| Autore: |
Burnett Anne Pippin <1925->
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| Titolo: |
Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina [[electronic resource] /] / Anne Pippin Burnett
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 884/.01 |
| Soggetto topico: | Athletes in literature |
| Songs, Greek - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-265) and indexes. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Figures; Abbreviations; Introduction; PART I. THE AUDIENCE; PART II. THE PERFORMANCES; Bibliography; Index of Passages Cited; General Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This 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-pres |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina |
| ISBN: | 0-19-170784-8 |
| 1-280-75847-3 | |
| 0-19-151545-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451380603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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