The Art of Bacchylides |
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| Author:
| Burnett, Anne Pippin |
| Series title: | Martin Classical Lectures |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04666-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1985 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $47.95 |
Book Description:
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Burnett shows us the art of Bacchylides in the context of Greek lyric traditions. She discusses the beginnings of choral poetry and the functions of the choral myth; she describes the purposes of the victory song in particular and the practices of Bacchylides and Pindar as they fulfilled their victory commissions.
Burnett shows us the art of Bacchylides in the context of Greek lyric traditions. She discusses the beginnings of choral poetry and the functions of the choral myth; she describes the purposes of the victory song in particular and the practices of Bacchylides and Pindar as they fulfilled their victory commissions.