Pindar's Verbal Art

Pindar's Verbal Art PDF Author: James Bradley Wells
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674036277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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Book Description
Wells argues that the victory song is a traditional art form that appealed to a popular audience and served exclusive elite interests through the inclusive appeal of entertainment, popular instruction, and laughter. Wells offers a new take on old Pindaric questions: genre, unity of the victory song, tradition, and epinician performance.