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The value of victory in Pindar's odes : gnomai, cosmology and the role of the poet / by Hanna Boeke.
| Author/creator | Boeke, Hanna |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. |
| Description | x, 230 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Mnemosyne bibliotheca classica Batava, 0169-8958 ; v. 285 Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 285. ^A492133 |
| Contents | Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection -- The nature of gnomai according to modern scholarship -- Ancient thinking on gnomai -- The "true point" of gnomai -- The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar -- Definitions and assumptions -- The elemental forces : fate, God, nature and man -- The human condition -- Man in society -- Cosmology in action : an analysis of selected odes -- Olympian 12 : an immigrant and his adopted city -- Isthmian 4 : creating for an ill-favoured victor -- Olympian 13 : praising an ambitious family -- The poet as mediator of cosmology -- Isthmian 4 : the poet modifies a cosmological premise -- Olympian 13 : the poet demonstrates cosmological principles -- Cosmology and the poet in short odes -- Olympian 9 and Nemean 3 : the poet assumes different attitudes to a central cosmological tenet. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-208) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2007046054 |
| ISBN | 9789004158481 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9004158480 (hardback : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PA 4276 .B75 2007 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |