| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Some themes in hero cult, Homer and Pindar -- pt. 2. Heroization in the fifth century BC -- pt. 3. Five odes of Pindar |
| Summary |
Pindar and the Cult of Heroes combines a study of Greek culture and religion (hero cult) with a literary-critical study of Pindar's epinician poetry. It looks at hero cult generally, but focuses especially on heroization in the 5th century BC. There are individual chapters on the heroization of war dead, of athletes, and on the religious treatment of the living in the 5th century. Hero cult, Bruno Currie argues, could be anticipated, in different ways, in a person'slifetime. Epinician poetry too should be interpreted in the light of this cultural context; fundamentally, this genre explores the |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Pindar -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Pindar fast |
| Subject |
Heroes in literature.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Ancient & Classical.
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Heroes in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191557194 |
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0191557196 |
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0199586705 |
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9780199586707 |
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