Greek Tragedy
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Beschreibung
Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its originaltheatrical, political and ritual context and applies moderncritical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues tointerest modern audiences.
* * An engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and itsreception in the contemporary world with suggested readings forfurther study
* Examines tragedy's relationship to democracy, religion,and myth
* Explores contemporary approaches to scholarship, includingstructuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory
* Provides a thorough examination of contemporary performancepractices
* Includes detailed readings of selected plays
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Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz
Themen in »Greek Tragedy«
Ancient & Classical History Classical Greek Literature Classical Studies Geschichte Geschichte des Altertums u. der klassischen Antike History Humanistische Studien Klassische griechische Literatur
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"Engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, ... GreekTragedy is written in an informal, appealing style ....Rabinowitz is able to lead the reader quickly to the centralissues of a play, often with reference to key terms or ideasalready brought up in the 'context' chapters, and thento explore those ideas as pairs of irreconcilables in a wayconsistent with her overall emphasis on the ambivalences,ambiguities, and unresolved problems tragedy poses to ancient andmodern audiences alike." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review,December 2008)
"As a supplement ... [it's] a vein of gold. [Theauthor's] nuanced familiarity with every aspect of the topicof Greek drama is breath-taking." (About.com)
"A new approach to a popular subject offering readings ofsome of the best-known Attic tragedies in both their ancient andmodern contexts. The author's application of contemporary debatesand issues to the ancient material is refreshing and stimulating.This book has much to offer."
-Fiona McHardy, Roehampton University
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