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First-Person Fictions

By Mary Lefkowitz

First-Person Fictions

By Mary Lefkowitz

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This collection of essays deals with one central problem: who is the "I" in the odes of the ancient Greek poet Pindar? Since antiquity, the complex and allusive language of the first-person statements has provoked many different answers. In First Person Fictions, Lefkowitz describes the function and nature of Pindar's "I"-statements and offers a controversial solution, proposing that the voice of the victory odes is, rather than a changing identity, the voice of the poet himself. Also refuting the traditional belief that the odes were sung by a chorus, Lefkowitz shows that in most cases they were sung as solos in the tradition of the Homeric bards. Extensively rewritten since their publication as articles, these essays are sure to provide a controversial and stimulating approach to the study of Pindar.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
240
Release Date:
1991-09-26
Publication Date:
1991-08-15
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198146868
ISBN13:
9780198146865
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
475 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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