Thucydides and Pindar - Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry (Paperback, New Ed)

Simon Hornblower argues for a relationship between Thucydides and Pindar not so far acknowledged in modern scholarship. He argues that ancient critics were right to detect stylistic similarities between these two great exponents of the "severe style" in prose and verse. In Part One he explores the background of epinikian poetry and athletics, the values shared by the two authors, and religion and colonization myths, and presents a geographically organized survey of Pindar's Mediterranean world, exploiting onomastic evidence. Part Two includes an analysis of Thucydides' account of the Olympic games of 420 BC; discussions of the four components of Thucydides' history in their relation to Pindar; statements of method, excursuses, speeches, and narrative, especially the Sicilian books; and a stylistic-literary comparison of Thucydides and Pindar.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2006
First published:	May 2006
Authors:	Simon Hornblower
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	454
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-929828-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	0-19-929828-9
Barcode:	9780199298280

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!