How Long to Read The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 27 minutes to read The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West by Nigel James Nicholson

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West examines the relationship between epinician and the heroizing narratives about athletes, or hero-athlete narratives, that circulated orally in Sicily and Italy in the late archaic and early classical period. Drawing on the colorful stories told about athletes in later sources, the fragments of Simonides, and the surviving odes of Pindar and Bacchylides, it argues that epinician was formed in opposition to orally transmitted narratives and that these two forms-epinician and the hero-athlete narrative-promoted opposed political visions, with epinician promoting the Deinomenid empire and its structures and the hero-athlete narrative opposing Deinomenid rule. Combining an intimate knowledge of the material culture of the Greek West with an innovative use of available source material, The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West exposes the rich intersections between athletics and politics in Sicily and Italy, offering a new and compelling account of Deinomenid self-promotion and of the varied and complex communities that operated under the Deinomenids' control or within their shadow. Further, by establishing models of production and interpretation for the orally transmitted narratives and bringing them into dialogue with epinician, The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West reveals much about epinician as a form, how it developed in the Greek West, what meanings it already carried, and what meanings it accrued as it was appropriated by Hieron the second Deinomenid ruler.

How long is The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West?

The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West by Nigel James Nicholson is 377 pages long, and a total of 96,889 words.

This makes it 127% the length of the average book. It also has 118% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 49 minutes to read The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West aloud.

What Reading Level is The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West?

The Poetics of Victory in the Greek West is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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