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Pindar's poetry, patrons, and festivals : from archaic Greece to the Roman Empire /
A collection of essays, by a stellar team of authors, about the praise (`epinikian') poetry of the classical poets Pindar and Bacchylides. The social and physical, as well as the literary, background to these poems celebrating athletic victory is explored in light of the latest archaeological a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A collection of essays, by a stellar team of authors, about the praise (`epinikian') poetry of the classical poets Pindar and Bacchylides. The social and physical, as well as the literary, background to these poems celebrating athletic victory is explored in light of the latest archaeological and sociological insights. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 473 pages) : illustrations, maps, plans |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-445) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0191537985 9780191537981 9780199296729 0199296723 9786611155117 6611155112 |