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Record Nr.

UNISA996217844303316

Autore

Wright Matthew (Matthew Ephraim)

Titolo

Euripides' escape-tragedies [[electronic resource] ] : a study of Helen, Andromeda, and Iphigenia among the Taurians / / Matthew Wright

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

0-19-170655-8

9786612199417

1-280-90574-3

9786610905744

0-19-153445-5

1-4356-2305-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (442 p.)

Disciplina

882/.01

Soggetti

Andromeda (Greek mythology) in literature

Escape in literature

Tragedy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-413) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Notes on Conventions; Prolegomena; 1 Escape-Tragedies; 2 Myth, Fiction, Innovation; 3 A Tragic Landscape; 4 Tragedy of Ideas; 5 The Tragic Universe; Afterword; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index

Sommario/riassunto

"This is a study of three late plays of Euripides: Helen, Andromeda and Iphigenia among the Taurians. This book examines central themes such as myth, geography, cultural identity, philosophy, religion, and genre. Matthew Wright presents a new interpretation of the plays, arguing that they are a thematically connected trilogy"--Provided by publisher.