My Account
Log in Registration
All
Cart
Highlights
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Children's Books
Rare Books
Music
DVD & Blu-Ray
Video Games
Category
Wishlists
Cart
All
Free Shipping in the UK
Trustpilot
Proud to be B-Corp

Pindar and the Sublime Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)

Pindar and the Sublime By Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)

Pindar and the Sublime by Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)

Reviews:
£79,89
Condition - New
Only 2 left
New

Summary

The best of Greek lyric poetry pushes at the very limits of what is possible with language and meaning.

Pindar and the Sublime Summary

Pindar and the Sublime: Greek Myth, Reception, and Lyric Experience by Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)

Pindar-the 'Theban eagle', as Thomas Gray famously called him-has often been taken as the archetype of the sublime poet: soaring into the heavens on wings of language and inspired by visions of eternity. In this much-anticipated new study, Robert Fowler asks in what ways the concept of the sublime can still guide a reading of the greatest of the Greek lyric poets. Working with ancient and modern treatments of the topic, especially the poetry and writings of Friedrich Hoelderlin (1770-1843), arguably Pindar's greatest modern reader, he develops the case for an aesthetic appreciation of Pindar's odes as literature. Building on recent trends in criticism, he shifts the focus away from the first performance and the orality of Greek culture to reception and the experience of Pindar's odes as text. This change of emphasis yields a fresh discussion of many facets of Pindar's astonishing art, including the relation of the poems to their occasions, performativity, the poet's persona, his imagery, and his myths. Consideration of Pindar's views on divinity, transcendence, time, and the limits of language reveals him to be not only a great writer but a great thinker.

Pindar and the Sublime Reviews

This heartfelt study should prompt further debate about the value of Greek lyric and how to read it ... The book's tone and pace clearly emerge from masterful teaching, making it an excellent introduction for students. * The Classical Review *
Robert Fowler's Pindar and the Sublime: Greek Myth, Reception, and the Lyric Experience is a profound, erudite, and stimulating book. * Greece and Rome *
A superb introduction to Pindar and his poetry. Fowler argues lucidly and passionately that Pindar's odes are examples of sublime literature which transcend their historical context and can still enthuse and inspire audiences today. -- Ian Rutherford, Professor of Classics, University of Reading, UK

About Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)

Robert L. Fowler is Wills Professor of Greek Emeritus at the University of Bristol, UK. He is the author of The Nature of Early Greek Lyric: Three Preliminary Studies (1987) and Early Greek Mythography (2 volumes, 2000-2013). He has published widely on Greek poetry, mythology, historiography, reception and the history of Classical scholarship. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Ch. 1: Sublime Receptions Ch. 2: Shared Experience Ch. 3: Exceeding Limits Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index of Passages Index of Names and Subject General Index

Additional information

NPB9781788311144
9781788311144
1788311140
Pindar and the Sublime: Greek Myth, Reception, and Lyric Experience by Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)
Professor Robert L. Fowler (University of Bristol, UK)
New Directions in Classics
New
Hardback
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
2022-01-13
280
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a new book - be the first to read this copy. With untouched pages and a perfect binding, your brand new copy is ready to be opened for the first time

Customer Reviews - Pindar and the Sublime