Pindar's poetry, patrons, and festivals : from archaic Greece to the Roman Empire / edited by Simon Hornblower and Catherine Morgan.

Other author Hornblower, Simon.
Other author Morgan, Catherine, 1961-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxiv, 473 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 26 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents Introduction / Simon Hornblower and Catherine Morgan -- The origins of the festivals, especially Delphi and the Pythia / John Davies -- Origins of the Olympics / Stephen Instone -- Pindar, athletes, and the early Greek statue habit / R.R.R. Smith -- Fame, memorial, and choral poetry : the origins of epinikian poetry : an historical study / Rosalind Thomas -- Epinikian eidography / N.J. Lowe -- Pindar's poetry as poetry : a literary commentary / Michael Silk -- Pindar, place, and performance / Christopher Carey -- Debating patronage : the cases of Argos and Corinth / Catherine Morgan -- Elite mobility in the West / Carla M. Antonaccio -- 'Dolphins in the sea' (Isthmian 9.7) : Pindar and the Aeginetans / Simon Hornblower -- Thessalian aristocracy and society in the age of the Epinikian / Maria Stamatopoulou -- The entire house is full of crowns : Hellenistic agōnes and the commemoration of victory / Riet van Bremen -- 'Kapetōleia Olympia' : Roman emperors and Greek agōnes / Tony Spawforth -- Conclusion : the prestige of the games / Mary Douglas.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [409]-445) and indexes.
LCCN 2007540900
ISBN9780199296729 (hbk.)
ISBN0199296723 (hbk.)

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Joyner General Stacks PA4276 .P57 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold