Reperformance Scenarios for Pindar's Odes

Currie, Bruno

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“…Steiner (1993). As regards the phenomenon of re-performance, see Morrison (2007b;2012), Currie (2004;, Fearn (2010;, Spelman (2018).…”

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Θεσσαλίᾳ στέφανον τεύχων: Epinician motifs in Theotimos’ funerary Epigram ('CEG' 637)

Stripeikis¹

2020

Cuad. Filol. Clas. Estud. Griegos e Indoeur.

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The aim of the present essay is to draw some parallelisms between Pindaric Epinikia and a funerary inscription praising a fallen warrior named Theotimos. Through the study of these parallelisms we intend not only to highlight common rhetorical and literary features but also similar socio-cultural dynamics underlying the dedication of funerary epigrams for fallen warriors and the composition of victory odes. In this sense special attention will be paid to the exploration of motifs such as the glory conferred on to the city and the practice of dedicating crowns.

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“…Steiner (1993). As regards the phenomenon of re-performance, see Morrison (2007b;2012), Currie (2004;, Fearn (2010;, Spelman (2018).…”

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Θεσσαλίᾳ στέφανον τεύχων: Epinician motifs in Theotimos’ funerary Epigram ('CEG' 637)

Stripeikis¹

2020

Cuad. Filol. Clas. Estud. Griegos e Indoeur.

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“…7). On epinician reperformance scenarios, see Currie 2004 andHubbard 2004. 21 I follow Thompson's reconstruction of the identities of the various Ptolemaic royals in this poem (Thompson 2005: 273-279): the speaker is Berenice "The Syrian" (daughter of Ptolemy II Philadelphus and sister of Euergetes); the grandfather (3) is Ptolemy I Soter; the "mother of my father" is Berenice I (5); the father is Ptolemy II Philadelphus (6-7).…”

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Horse and Herald: Posidippus’ EquestrianAngelia

Miller¹

2019

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Posidippus' epigrams for equestrian victors (the Hippika, AB 71-88) build on epinician convention by maintaining the central role of the herald's proclamationthe angelia-in the representation of athletic achievement. In a few of these epigrams, however, Posidippus embeds the horse itself in postvictory rituals. For example, the horse brings the crown to the victor, replacing the figure of the herald who announced and crowned victors; or, in a narrative of the race's aftermath, the horse, incredibly, chooses the victor. Posidippus' horses, therefore, act as causal agents for the glory of their owners, and his detailed descriptions transform the horse from f lesh-and-blood equine to everlasting (literary) monument. Les épigrammes de Posidippe sur les victoires équestres (les Hippiques, 71-88 A.-B.) s'appuient sur une convention poétique propre aux épinicies qui maintient le rôle de la proclamation du héraut-l'angelia-dans la représentation de la réussite athlétique. Cependant, dans quelques-unes de ces épigrammes, Posidippe intègre le cheval lui-même au rituel marquant la victoire. Par exemple, le cheval apporte la couronne au vainqueur en remplacement de la figure du héraut qui annonce et couronne les vainqueurs ; ou encore, dans le récit de l'après-course, le cheval choisit, de façon surprenante, le vainqueur. Les chevaux de Posidippe interviennent donc en tant qu'agents causaux dans la gloire de leur propriétaire. Ses descriptions détaillées transforment ainsi l'être de chair et de sang qu'est le cheval en un monument (littéraire) éternel. It is a privilege to be included in this collection in honour of Nigel Crowther, whose work, especially Athletika (2004), is ever-present on my desk. I thank Kevin Solez for inviting my contribution and the anonymous readers for the journal, whose comments improved my paper. The audience at CAMWS-SS (Atlanta, 2016) also offered valuable suggestions. Adriana Brook, Carla Manfredi, Brett Stine, and Carolyn Willekes generously read earlier drafts of this paper, and their comments and criticisms have greatly improved the final version. Any errors or omissions that remain are my own.

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“…For the compelling suggestion that future games served as occasions for the reperformance of odes, see Hubbard : 71–80; Currie : 60 and : 301–308.…”

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When Athletic Victory and Fatherhood Did Mix: The Commemoration of Diagoras of Rhodes

Nicholson

2018

Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies

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The fame of the great boxer Diagoras of Rhodes was intimately, and uniquely, bound up with the fame of his children: for no other classical or archaic victor were his children so central to his own commemoration. This paper will explore that centrality, showing the extent to which Diagoras’ portrayal across all media — not only in epinician and sculptural dedications, but also in the oral tradition — was unique in emphasizing his status as a father, and seek to explain the choice. I will argue that the portrayal of Diagoras as a father, subject to the normal biological rhythms of life, signified a particular type of politics that favored networking and connections between cities, promoting, in particular, the synoecism of Rhodes’ three cities.

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Reperformance Scenarios for Pindar's Odes

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Θεσσαλίᾳ στέφανον τεύχων: Epinician motifs in Theotimos’ funerary Epigram ('CEG' 637)

Θεσσαλίᾳ στέφανον τεύχων: Epinician motifs in Theotimos’ funerary Epigram ('CEG' 637)

Horse and Herald: Posidippus’ EquestrianAngelia

When Athletic Victory and Fatherhood Did Mix: The Commemoration of Diagoras of Rhodes

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