TY - BOOK ID - 78429825 TI - Reading the victory ode AU - AgoĢcs, Peter AU - Carey, Christopher AU - Rawles, Richard PY - 2012 SN - 113953985X 113988736X 1283610353 1139527045 9786613922809 1139017624 1139525840 1139531700 1139530518 1139528238 9781139525848 9781139017626 9781139530514 9781107007871 1107007879 9781283610353 9781139530514 9781107527515 1107527511 9781139527040 6613922803 9781139531702 9781139528238 PB - Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press DB - UniCat KW - Odes, Greek KW - Laudatory poetry, Greek KW - War poetry KW - Greek odes KW - Greek poetry KW - War KW - Poetry KW - Anti-war poetry KW - History and criticism. KW - War poetry, Greek KW - History and criticism KW - Arts and Humanities KW - History KW - Odes, Greek - History and criticism KW - Laudatory poetry, Greek - History and criticism KW - War poetry, Greek - History and criticism UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78429825 AB - The victory ode was a short-lived poetic genre in the fifth century BC, but its impact has been substantial. Pindar, Bacchylides and others are now among the most widely read Greek authors precisely because of their significance for the literary development of poetry between Homer and tragedy and their historical involvement in promoting Greek rulers. Their influence was so great that it ultimately helped to define the European notion of lyric from the Renaissance onwards. This collection of essays by international experts examines the victory ode from a range of angles: its genesis and evolution, the nature of the commissioning process, the patrons, context of performance and re-performance, and the poetics of the victory ode and its exponents. From these different perspectives the contributors offer both a panoramic view of the genre and an insight into the modern research positions on this complex and fascinating subject. ER -