Poetics and Religion in Pindar

Auteur

Agis Marinis (PhD Cantab.) is Associate Professor of Greek Philology and Drama (University of Patras, Greece). His scholarly focus includes Pindaric poetry, as well as Greek tragedy and its reception, with particular emphasis on Aeschylus. He co-edited Elements of Tragedy in Flavian Epic (2021).

Texte du rabat

This book delves into the intricate and, as argued, essential relationship between poetics and religion in Pindar. It explores how performance, cult, and religious attitudes intersect, offering readers a nuanced approach to Pindaric poetry concerning the relationship between mortals and the divine.

Contenu

Introduction; 1. and : Generic and performative aspects of the epinician; 2. The poet and the Muses; 3. Poetic inspiration and the divine world; 4. The poetic enactment of panhellenic religion; Concluding reflections.