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Kurke, Leslie

THE TRAFFIC IN PRAISE Pindar and the Poetics of Social Economy Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket

Cornell University Press, 1991

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Year of publication
1991
Author
Kurke, Leslie
Publishers
Cornell University Press
Keyword
Poetry & Poets Pindar Greek Literature Social & Cultural, Classical Greek & Roman
Binding description
Hardcover ISBN 0801423503

Description

Scholar's name to ffep (D. Gerber). Minor Creasing to edge of front panel of DJ. ; Myth and Poetics; 287 pages; Commissioned to celebrate athletic victories in the first half of the fifth century B.C., Pindar's odes have continued to resist interpretation by modern readers. In The Traffic in Praise, Leslie Kurke offers an engaging new reading of the odes within their rich social context and poetic tradition.