Thucydides and Pindar

Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry

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Simon Hornblower

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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.

Author Biography:

Simon Hornblower is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at All Souls College, Oxford

Release date NZ

October 7th, 2004

Author

Simon Hornblower

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

3 halftones, 1 map

Pages

472

Dimensions

148x223x30

ISBN-13

9780199249190

Product ID

1971986

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