Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina

Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9780199277940
ISBN-13 : 019927794X
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Download or read book Pindar's Songs for Young Athletes of Aigina written by Anne Pippin Burnett and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consisting of individual studies of the poet Pindar's 11 odes for the victors of the athletic contests on Aigina, the author addresses questions of mythicself-presentation in this book, as well as Pindar's techniques for unifying his audience and leading it into a shared experience of inspired success.


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