The Dithyrambs of Pindar
Author | : M. J. H. van der Weiden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : M. J. H. van der Weiden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : M. J. H. van der Weiden |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Barbara Kowalzig |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 2013-06-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0199574685 |
The editors look at dithyramb in its entirety, understanding it as a social and cultural phenomenon of Greek antiquity. How the dithyramb functions as a marker and as a carrier of social change throughout Greek antiquity is expressed in themes such as performance and ritual, poetics and intertextuality, music and dance, history and politics.
Author | : Pindar |
Publisher | : London : W. Heineman ; New York : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 704 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Athletes |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nigel Wilson |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 840 |
Release | : 2013-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1136787992 |
Examining every aspect of the culture from antiquity to the founding of Constantinople in the early Byzantine era, this thoroughly cross-referenced and fully indexed work is written by an international group of scholars. This Encyclopedia is derived from the more broadly focused Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition, the highly praised two-volume work. Newly edited by Nigel Wilson, this single-volume reference provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the political, cultural, and social life of the people and to the places, ideas, periods, and events that defined ancient Greece.
Author | : Pindar |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Apollo (Greek deity) in literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2019-10-14 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 900441259X |
Genre in Archaic and Classical Greek Poetry foregrounds innovative approaches to the question of genre, what it means, and how to think about it for ancient Greek poetry and performance. Embracing multiple definitions of genre and lyric, the volume pushes beyond current dominant trends within the field of Classics to engage with a variety of other disciplines, theories, and models. Eleven papers by leading scholars of ancient Greek culture cover a wide range of media, from Sappho’s songs to elegiac inscriptions to classical tragedy. Collectively, they develop a more holistic understanding of the concept of lyric genre, its relevance to the study of ancient texts, and its relation to subsequent ideas about lyric.
Author | : Isidore Silver |
Publisher | : Librairie Droz |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : French poetry |
ISBN | : 9782600030946 |
Author | : Agis Marinis |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2024-08-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351610961 |
This book delves into the intricate and, as argued, essential relationship between poetics and religion in Pindar. It explores how performance, cult, and religious attitudes intersect, offering readers a nuanced approach to Pindaric poetry concerning the relationship between mortals and the divine. Marinis approaches the world of Pindaric poetry within its historical context, enabling readers to explore the cultural and religious foundations of Pindar’s lyric verse. The chapters examine both epinician poetry and cultic songs, the two major genres of the Pindaric corpus. This monograph focuses on the interconnectedness of poetics and religion, a central question that is essential for understanding the distinctive nature of Pindaric poetry. It examines the diverse ways in which Pindaric poetic tropes intersect with religious themes through detailed analysis and scholarly research. Readers gain an understanding of the significance of performance and cult in the public enactment of Pindar’s works, exploring the relations between mortals – the composer of the song, its performer, and the victor in the case of epinician poetry – and the divine, highlighting the complexities of ancient Greek literature regarding religious practices and attitudes. Through its rigorous examination of Pindaric poetics and religious themes, this book offers readers a profound insight into the religious dimensions of ancient Greek poetry and the enduring legacy of Pindar’s oeuvre. Poetics and Religion in Pindar is suitable for scholars and students working on ancient Greek literature, particularly the works of Pindar and lyric poetry, as well as those interested in classical literature and ancient Greek religion and culture more broadly.
Author | : Richard Stoneman |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2013-12-17 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0857726269 |
The 6th/5th century bce Greek melic (or songwriting) poet Pindar was the most celebrated lyricist of antiquity. His famous victory odes offer a paean to the heroic athlete, and are an attempt to encapsulate, through choral songs of acclamation, the glory of the sportsman's moment of triumph at a variety of Panhellenic festivals including the Olympic Games. His other poems, collected in thirteen books, are largely lost or fragmentary - except for the Paeans - but were devoted to the praise of gods and heroes. Yet Pindar, though still respected, is now considered a difficult poet, and is sometimes dismissed as a reactionary. In this wideranging introduction, Richard Stoneman shows that Pindar's works, even where they seem obscure, follow a logic of their own and reward further study. An unmatched craftsman with words, and witness to a profoundly religious sensibility, he is a poet who takes modern readers to the heart of Greek ideas about the gods, fleeting human achievement and mortality. Theauthor examines questions of performance and genre; patronage; imagery; and reception, from Horace to the twentieth century.