Thalia Papadopoulou

Heracles and Euripidean Tragedy

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Produktbeschreibung

Euripides' Heracles is a play of great complexity, tracing its protagonist's development from invincible hero to the courageous bearer of suffering. This work places the play in the context of Euripidean drama, Greek dramaturgy and fifth-century Athenian society. It also explores the play's examination of divinity and human values.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Classical Studies
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 426g
• ISBN-13: 9780521851268
• ISBN-10: 0521851262
• Artikelnr.: 14708411

Autorenporträt

Thalia Papadopoulou is Lecturer in Greek at the University of Ioannina.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; 1. Ritual and violence; 2. Madness and the gods; 3. Arete and the image of Athens; Conclusion.

Rezensionen

'This is a wonderfully rich book. [Papadopoulou] is impressively learned - she has read and responded to everything - but there is nothing dry or showy about it. ... Anyone who is interested in Euripides - or indeed in Greek tragedy generally - will come away from this book both stimulated and enriched. ... her book is pleasingly slim-line and yet manages to say a very great deal. ... I recommend this book for the library with real enthusiasm.' Journal of Classics Teaching