Poetische Argumentation: Die Funktion der Gnomik in den Epinikien des Bakchylides

Jan Stenger

Published by De Gruyter 2004

Poetische Argumentation

Die Funktion der Gnomik in den Epinikien des Bakchylides

Jan Stenger

Volume 69 in the series Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110204780

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About this book

The Gnomai in the Epinician Odes and Dithyrambs of Bacchylides have hitherto been regarded as an allegedly conventional accompaniment and thus attracted little attention in research. Following the development of a genre model for the epinicion, individual interpretations demonstrate the central significance of the Gnomai in constituting the sense of the Epinicion. As the gnome essentially represents ethical and moral values to a large audience, a second stage of the study relates it to the contemporary historical context of the relevant text. It takes this rigorous contextualisation to show how Bacchylides skilfully fits his Gnomai to the various socio-political factors and the expectations of his audience.

These observations cast new light on the communication process in lyrical choral poetry between the composer of the epinicion, his patron and the public.

Author / Editor information

Jan Stenger is a Research Fellow in the Department of Classical Studies at the Christian Albrechts University of Kiel, Germany.

Reviews

"Anyone who wants to understand Bacchylides epinicia should read Stenger's discussion of the individual poems."
Ruth Scodel in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2005

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Inhaltsverzeichnis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
Abkürzungsverzeichnis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XIII
1. Grundlegung Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Gnomai als Träger einer Sinnstruktur in den Epinikien des Bakchylides Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
3. Gnomik als Mittel ethisch-politischer Kommunikation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
4. Moυσάν ίοβλєφάρων Θєτος προφάτας – das poetologische Fundament der Gnomik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	318
5. Ergebnisse Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	345
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(Deutsch)

Language: German
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Wissenschaftler/innen, Bibliotheken, Institute
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 384
Keywords: Altertum; Griechenland; Bakchylides (von Keos); Epinikion; Literatur; Literaturgeschichte

eBook

Published: August 22, 2008
ISBN: 9783110204780

Hardcover

Published: March 25, 2004
ISBN: 9783110181272