LEADER 05102nam 22006131c 450 001 9910787789803321 005 20200115203623.0 010 $a1-4725-3961-3 010 $a1-4725-3767-X 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472539618 035 $a(CKB)2670000000430313 035 $a(EBL)1426786 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001152223 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11748323 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001152223 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11146472 035 $a(PQKB)10972709 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1426786 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1426786 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10771823 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL615842 035 $a(OCoLC)893336330 035 $a(OCoLC)892340923 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255195 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000430313 100 $a20140929d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAeschylus$iSeven against Thebes$fIsabelle Torrance 205 $a"One of our earliest surviving Greek tragedies, Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is an extraordinarily rich poetic text. It dramatises the civil war between the sons of Oedipus Polynices - the exile, and Eteocles - reigning king of Thebes. Polynices marches on Thebes to regain his throne along with six other champion warriors and their armies, but the expedition is doomed, and the meaning of Oedipus' enigmatic curse on his sons ultimately becomes clear through their simultaneous fratricide and the extinction of the Theban house. This book places the drama within the context of the connected trilogy of which it was a part. It investigates the play's tensions between city and family and the omnipresence of curse and ritual within the religious and political environment of fifth century Greece. The drama's focus on the world of male warriors, and its stark opposition of the sexes through the female Chorus, is analysed in terms of warrior ideology in epic and Greek understanding of appropriate behaviour. Finally, it explores the complex legacy of the play through its influence on Sophocles and Euripides, and shows how the drama's condemnation of civil war has been exploited as an analogue for events in modern history. This is part of a series of accessible introductions to ancient tragedies. Each volume discusses the main themes of a play and the central developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 210 1$aLondon $cBloomsbury $d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (175 p.) 225 1 $aBloomsbury companions to Greek and Roman tragedy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7156-3466-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aAcknowledgements -- List of Illustrations -- 1. Play and Trilogy -- 2. City and Family -- 3. Divine Forces and Religious Ritual -- 4. Warriors -- 5. Women -- 6. The Legacy: Fifth Century BC to Twenty-First Century AD -- Notes -- Guide to Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Chronology -- Index 330 8 $aOne of our earliest surviving Greek tragedies, Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is an extraordinarily rich poetic text. It dramatises the civil war between the sons of Oedipus Polynices - the exile, and Eteocles - reigning king of Thebes. Polynices marches on Thebes to regain his throne along with six other champion warriors and their armies, but the expedition is doomed, and the meaning of Oedipus' enigmatic curse on his sons ultimately becomes clear through their simultaneous fratricide and the extinction of the Theban house. This book places the drama within the context of the connected trilogy of which it was a part. It investigates the play's tensions between city and family and the omnipresence of curse and ritual within the religious and political environment of fifth century Greece. The drama's focus on the world of male warriors, and its stark opposition of the sexes through the female Chorus, is analysed in terms of warrior ideology in epic and Greek understanding of appropriate behaviour. Finally, it explores the complex legacy of the play through its influence on Sophocles and Euripides, and shows how the drama's condemnation of civil war has been exploited as an analogue for events in modern history. This is part of a series of accessible introductions to ancient tragedies. Each volume discusses the main themes of a play and the central developments in modern criticism, while also addressing the play's historical context and the history of its performance and adaptation 410 0$aCompanions to Greek and Roman tragedy. 606 $aGreek drama (Tragedy) 606 $2Literary studies: classical, early & medieval 615 0$aGreek drama (Tragedy) 676 $a882.01 700 $aTorrance$b Isabelle$0738892 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787789803321 996 $aAeschylus$93729332 997 $aUNINA