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The poetics of victory in the Greek West : epinician, oral tradition, and the Deinomenid empire

By setting epinician in dialogue with the colourful stories about athletes that circulated in the same period, The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West offers a new and compelling account of the Deinomenids' self-promotion and of the complex communities within and around the Deinomenid empire

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Main Author: Nicholson, Nigel James (Author, VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press , 2015
Series:Greeks overseas
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/oup-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190209094.001.0001
Author Notes:Nigel Nicholson
E-Book Packages:Oxford Scholarship Online: Classical Studies Collection
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Summary:By setting epinician in dialogue with the colourful stories about athletes that circulated in the same period, The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West offers a new and compelling account of the Deinomenids' self-promotion and of the complex communities within and around the Deinomenid empire
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780190209117