The Value of Victory in Pindar's Odes - Gnomai, Cosmology and the Role of the Poet

Informationen zum Autor Hanna Boeke taught German before spending fifteen years in the insurance industry. She left corporate life to study Greek and Roman antiquity. In 2005 she received a D. Litt. in Classics from the University of Stellenbosch. Klappentext This book investigates the cosmological context of Pindar's odes, and how it influences his presentation of praise. An overview of cosmological ideas based on gnomai is complemented by detailed literary analyses showing that these ideas are modified according to a victor's circumstances. Inhaltsverzeichnis Gnomai as a source of cosmological reflection; The gnomic expression of cosmology in Pindar; Cosmology in action: An analysis of selected odes; The poet as mediator of cosmology;

Product details

• Authors: Boeke, Hanna Boeke
• Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2007
• EAN: 9789004158481
• ISBN: 978-90-0-415848-1
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 248 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements; Mnemosyne, Supplements
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity