Family, Duty and Expectation: A Case for the Joint Performance of Pindar's Isthmian 2 and Pythian 6.

This paper argues that Pythian 6 was reperformed at the premier of Isthmian 2. The audience's reception of the two performances is explored, as well as the social and performative agenda of Isthmian 2. It is argued that this joint performance had a specific social utility: to direct the audience to...

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Published in:Mnemosyne Vol. 66; no. 1; pp. 31 - 54
Main Author: Clear, Robert
Format: Article
Published: Brill Academic Publishers 2013
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