Pindar and the construction of Syracusan monarchy in the fifth century B.C. / Kathryn A. Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Kathryn A., author.

Series:

Greeks overseas

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Pindar--Criticism and interpretation.

Pindar.

Greek literature--History and criticism.

Greek literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Syracuse (Italy)--History.

Syracuse (Italy).

Greece--Colonies.

Greece.

Colonies.

Italy--Syracuse.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 460 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

In English; includes some Greek texts with English translation.

Summary:

"This groundbreaking book offers a fully contextualized reading of the poetry written by Pindar for Hieron of Syracuse in the 470s B.C. Pindar and the Construction of Syracusan Monarchy in the Fifth Century B.C. contends that the victory odes and other occasional songs composed by Pindar for the Sicilian tyrant were part of an extensive cultural program that included athletic competition, coinage, architecture, sanctuary dedication, city foundation, and much more ... Pindar's victory odes are an important contribution to Hieron's goal of panhellenic pre-eminence, redescribing contemporary tyranny as an instantiation of golden-age kingship"-- Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

The Deinomenids and Syracuse

Poets and patrons in Hieron's Syracuse

Placing Hieron

Pythian 2 : a royal poetics

Olympian 1 : feasting at the king's hearth

Pythian 3 : victory over vicissitude

Pythian 1 : a civic symphony

Henchmen (Nemean 9, Nemean 1, Olympian 6)

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780199366859

0199366853

OCLC:

879538897