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The value of victory in Pindar's odes : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet / by Hanna Boeke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boeke, Hanna.
- Series:
- Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 285.
- Mnemosyne bibliotheca classica Batava, 0169-8958 ; v. 285
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pindar--Criticism and interpretation.
- Pindar.
- Cosmology, Ancient, in literature.
- Praise in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- x, 230 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
- Summary:
- This book investigates the cosmological context of Pindars odes, and how it influences his presentation of praise. An overview of cosmological ideas based on gnomai is complemented by detailed literary analyses showing that these ideas are modified according to a victors circumstances.
- Contents:
- Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection
- The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar
- Cosmology in action: an analysis of selected odes
- The poet as mediator of cosmology
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-208) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9004158480
- 9789004158481
- OCLC:
- 180989634
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