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Reading the Victory Ode (Paperback)
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Reading the Victory Ode (Paperback)
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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.
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