Poetics and Religion in Pindar

Poetics and Religion in Pindar
Author: Agis Marinis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2024-08-13
Genre: History
ISBN: 1351610961

This book delves into the intricate and, as argued, essential relationship between poetics and religion in Pindar. It explores how performance, cult, and religious attitudes intersect, offering readers a nuanced approach to Pindaric poetry concerning the relationship between mortals and the divine. Marinis approaches the world of Pindaric poetry within its historical context, enabling readers to explore the cultural and religious foundations of Pindar’s lyric verse. The chapters examine both epinician poetry and cultic songs, the two major genres of the Pindaric corpus. This monograph focuses on the interconnectedness of poetics and religion, a central question that is essential for understanding the distinctive nature of Pindaric poetry. It examines the diverse ways in which Pindaric poetic tropes intersect with religious themes through detailed analysis and scholarly research. Readers gain an understanding of the significance of performance and cult in the public enactment of Pindar’s works, exploring the relations between mortals – the composer of the song, its performer, and the victor in the case of epinician poetry – and the divine, highlighting the complexities of ancient Greek literature regarding religious practices and attitudes. Through its rigorous examination of Pindaric poetics and religious themes, this book offers readers a profound insight into the religious dimensions of ancient Greek poetry and the enduring legacy of Pindar’s oeuvre. Poetics and Religion in Pindar is suitable for scholars and students working on ancient Greek literature, particularly the works of Pindar and lyric poetry, as well as those interested in classical literature and ancient Greek religion and culture more broadly.

Eirene

Eirene
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 600
Release: 1983
Genre: Civilization, Greco-Roman
ISBN:

Gnomon

Gnomon
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 486
Release: 1981
Genre: Archaeology
ISBN:

Contact and Discontinuity

Contact and Discontinuity
Author: Donald J. Mastronarde
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780520096011

Army and Power in the Ancient World

Army and Power in the Ancient World
Author: Άγγελος Χανιώτης
Publisher: Franz Steiner Verlag
Total Pages: 218
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN: 9783515081979

Papers from a round table held Aug. 9, 2000, in Oslo.