Victory Song Poetry and Sport in Ancient Greece |
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| Author:
| Tittle de Laet, Dianne |
| (various roles):
| Arete Press, |
| Cover Design by:
| Medellin, Christy |
| Designed by:
| Medellin, Christy |
| Contribution by:
| Miller, Stephen G.
Wells, Susan
Raubitschek, Antony |
| Commentaries by:
| Miller, Stephen G.
Wells, Susan
Raubitschek, Antony |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60052-127-0 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2016 |
| Publisher: | Norfolk Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
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You did exactly what you aimed at, namely treating modern sport the way Pindar treated ancient athletics. And you did it very well! You stressed the personal, the physical, and the social achievements of the athlete¿-¿poetically, that is writing about the athlete the way other poets write about the lover, the friend, the saint. At the same time, you heroized the athlete the way Pindar did, namely by associating him or her with heroes in other fields. I hope your book will be both...
More DescriptionYou did exactly what you aimed at, namely treating modern sport the way Pindar treated ancient athletics. And you did it very well! You stressed the personal, the physical, and the social achievements of the athlete¿-¿poetically, that is writing about the athlete the way other poets write about the lover, the friend, the saint. At the same time, you heroized the athlete the way Pindar did, namely by associating him or her with heroes in other fields. I hope your book will be both appreciated and imitated and I expect that you will continue to compose athletic odes on heroic champions.