Pindar's verbal art: an ethnographic study of epinician style
Auteur :
Wells, James Bradley
Éditeur :
Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
ISBN :
9780674036277
Date de publication :
1 févr. 2010
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 x 1,5 cm
Poids :
454 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.