MeisterGREEK PRAISE POETRY & RHET DIVIN OCM C
Felix J. Meister studied Classics at the University of Leipzig and the University of Oxford, where he received his DPhil in 2015. He has worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Cologne since 2014 and lives in Cologne with his wife and their Golden Retriever, Nestor.
Frontmatter
List of Illustrations
Texts, Translations, Abbreviations
1: Introduction
Notions of divinity in archaic and classical literature
Approximations to divinity after the fifth century
The human and the divine in archaic and classical literature
2: Divine Happiness and Beauty in Wedding Songs
Introduction
Traditions of weddings songs
Explicit comparisons with heroic and divine beauty
Implicit comparisons with divine happiness
Hymnic register
Heroes and gods as bridal couples
Wedding ceremonies
Wedding iconography
Conclusion
3: Divine Happiness in the Victory Ode
Introduction
Myth and immortality
Moment and eternity
Victory sculpture
Nemean 1
Isthmian 4
Pythian 10
Conclusion
4: Divine Power in Tragedy
Introduction
The ritual of supplication
Supplication in tragedy
Comic entries
Tragic illusions
Illusions induced
Conclusion
5: Epilogue
Endmatter
Iconographical Appendix
References
Index
