Reading the Victory Ode
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Reading the Victory Ode

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Reading the Victory Ode

About this book

The victory ode was a short-lived poetic genre in the fifth century BC, but its impact has been substantial. Pindar, Bacchylides and others are now among the most widely read Greek authors precisely because of their significance for the literary development of poetry between Homer and tragedy and their historical involvement in promoting Greek rulers. Their influence was so great that it ultimately helped to define the European notion of lyric from the Renaissance onwards. This collection of essays by international experts examines the victory ode from a range of angles: its genesis and evolution, the nature of the commissioning process, the patrons, context of performance and re-performance, and the poetics of the victory ode and its exponents. From these different perspectives the contributors offer both a panoramic view of the genre and an insight into the modern research positions on this complex and fascinating subject.

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Yes, you can access Reading the Victory Ode by Peter Agócs,Chris Carey,Richard Rawles in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Letteratura & Critica letteraria antica e classica. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. READING THE VICTORY ODE
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Figures
  8. Contributors
  9. Preface and acknowledgements
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Critical signs
  12. Introduction
  13. PART I The lost history of epinician
  14. PART II Contexts of performance and re-performance
  15. PART III Critical approaches to the victory ode: Rhetoric, imagery, and narrative
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index of Greek/technical terms
  18. Index of proper names
  19. General index