Pindar's songs for young athletes of Aigina
By: Anne Pippin Burnett.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 276
Subjects: Pindar -- Criticism and interpretation; Athletes in literature; Songs, Greek -- History and criticism
Description: Consisting of individual studies of the poet Pindar's 11 odes for the victors of the athletic contests on Aigina, the author addresses questions of mythicself-presentation in this book, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-265) and indexes.