Reading the Victory Ode Contributor(s): Agócs, Peter (Editor), Carey, Chris (Editor), Rawles, Richard (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107527511 ISBN-13: 9781107527515 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
Dewey: 881.010 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 444 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carey, Chris: - Chris Carey is Professor of Greek at University College London.Rawles, Richard: - Richard Rawles is a lecturer in Classics in the School of History, Classics and Archaeology at the University of Edinburgh.Agocs, Peter: - Peter Agócs is an Affiliated Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. He spent the last four years as a Junior Research Fellow at Christ's College, Cambridge. |