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Pindar's Verbal Art

- An Ethnographic Study of Epinician Style

About Pindar's Verbal Art

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.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780674036277
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 250
  • Published:
  • January 31, 2010
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x227x17 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 446 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 18, 2024

Description of Pindar's Verbal Art

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.

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