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A Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today." "The volume comprises 31 essays written by an international cohort of scholars. The essays are organized into four sections. The opening section on Contexts surveys Greek tragedy's historical, religious, political, and artistic background. A section on Elements follows, examining the genre's structural components. A section on Approaches presents a series of essays exemplifying particular lines of enquiry; and the final section on Reception traces the interpretative tradition from ancient to modern times." "Throughout the volume, all ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear, making the Companion accessible to those without detailed knowledge of the language or the genre.

Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

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This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the plays. Edith Hall argues that the essential feature of the genre is that it always depicts terrible human suffering and death, but in a way that invites philosophical enquiry into their causes and effects, This enquiry was played out in the bright sunlight of open-air theatre,which became a key marker of the boundary between living and dead. The first half of the book is divided into fou

Classical Greek literature --- Drama --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism --- History and criticism. --- Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism. --- Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures --- Languages & Literatures --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism

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"The heroines of Greek tragedy presented in the plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have long captivated audiences and critics. In this volume each of the eleven chapters discusses one of the heroines: Clytemnestra, Hecuba, Medea, Iphigenia, Alcestis, Antigone Electra, Deianeira, Phaedra, Creusa and Helen. The book focuses on characterisation and the motivations of the women, as well as on those of the male playwrights, and offers multiple viewpoints and critiques that enable readers to understand the context of each play and form their own views. Four core themes bridge the depictions of the heroines: the socio-political dynamic of ancient Greek expectations of women and their roles in society, the conflict of masculinity versus femininity, the alternation of defiance and submission, and the interplay between deceit and rhetoric. Each chapter offers clear descriptions of plot and mythical background, and builds on the text of the plays to enable reflections on language and performance. All technical terms are explained and key topics or references are pulled out into box features that provide further background information. Discussion points at the ends of chapters enable readers to explore various topics more deeply"--

Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism --- Heroines in literature --- Women in literature --- Mythology in literature --- Drama --- Thematology --- Classical Greek literature

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Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism. --- History and criticism --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism --- Tragédie grecque --- Pericles --- Athens (Greece) - Intellectual life --- Athens (Greece)

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Euripides. --- Dionysus (Greek deity) in literature. --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism. --- Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism. --- Dionysus (Greek deity) in literature