The Traffic in Praise: Pindar and the Poetics of Social Economy by Leslie Kurke

Description: The Traffic in Praise by Leslie Kurke Reprint, 2013, with minor corrections, of the edition published in 1991. The corrections constitute revisions of the translations of some of the Greek text; but these do not substantially change the argument of the book. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Pindars epinikia were poems commissioned to celebrate athletic victories in the first half of the fifth century BCE. Drawing on the insights of interpretive anthropology and cultural history, Leslie Kurke examines the odes as public performances which enact the reintegration of the athletic victor into his heterogeneous communities. These communities-the victors household, his aristocratic class, and his city-represent competing, sometimes conflicting interests, which the epinikian poet must satisfy to accomplish his project of reintegration. Kurke considers in particular the different modes of exchange in which Pindars poetry participated: the symbolic economy of the household, gift exchange between aristocratic houses, and the workings of monetary exchange within the city. Her analysis produces an archaeology of Pindars poetry, exposing multiple systems of imagery that play on different shared cultural models to appeal to the various segments of the poets audience. Author Biography Leslie Kurke is professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley. Her books include "Coins, Bodies, Games, and Gold" (Princeton). Details ISBN1939926009 Author Leslie Kurke Short Title TRAFFIC IN PRAISE Publisher California Classical Studies Language English ISBN-10 1939926009 ISBN-13 9781939926005 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 884.01 Residence CA, US Year 2013 Series California Classical Studies Imprint California Classical Studies Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Affiliation University of California, Berkeley Subtitle Pindar and the Poetics of Social Economy Series Number 1 Publication Date 2013-08-05 UK Release Date 2013-08-05 Pages 268 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101952856;

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