The value of victory in Pindar's odes : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet /

The value of victory in Pindar's odes : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet /

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 condit...

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Main Author: Boeke, Hanna.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2007.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 285.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

Subjects:

Pindar > Criticism and interpretation.
PÍndaro > Ca. 518-438 A.C.
Cosmology, Ancient, in literature.
Praise in literature.
Literatura grega clássica.
Poesia lírica.

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Call Number: PA4276 .B75 2007

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter One. Introduction /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter Two. Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter Three. The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter Four. Cosmology in action: An analysis of selected odes /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter Five. The poet as mediator of cosmology /
  • Boeke
  • Chapter Six. Conclusion /
  • Boeke
  • Bibliography /
  • Boeke
  • General index /
  • Boeke
  • Index of passages cited /
  • Boeke
  • Copyright page /
  • Boeke.