Thucydides and Pindar
Historical Narrative and the World of Epinikian Poetry
ISBN13: 9780199249190ISBN10: 0199249199
Hardback,
472 pages
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Dec 2004,
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$185.00 (06)Description
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.Features
- An acclaimed author with a huge reputation, especially on Thucydides
- Appeals to students of both Greek literature and ancient history
- Published to coincide with the 2004 Olympics, in their birthplace of Athens
About the Author(s)
Simon Hornblower is Professor of Classics and Ancient History at University College London.
