PINDAR'S SONGS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES OF AIGINA by Anne Pippin Burnett ( 9780199277940 )

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PINDAR'S SONGS FOR YOUNG ATHLETES OF AIGINA

By:

Anne Pippin Burnett

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

15 September, 2005

Pages:

288

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This book consists of individual studies of the poet Pindar's eleven odes for the victors of the athletic contests on the island of Aigina. Anne Pippin Burnett addresses questions of mythic self-presentation, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success.

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This book consists of individual studies of Pindar's eleven odes for Aiginetan victors, preceded by a brief survey of the history of the island and the nature of its aristocracy. Anne Pippin Burnett's discussion is particularly attentive to questions of mythic self-presentation, as exemplified in the pedimental sculptures of the Aphaia Temple and the parallel 'narrative' sections of the odes. The overall concern is with Pindaric techniques for unifying an audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success, but there is also a concern with the realities of athletic contest and its celebration.

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