LEADER 04078nam 2200733 a 450 001 9910810177703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79611-0 024 7 $a10.7560/709461 035 $a(CKB)1000000000461703 035 $a(OCoLC)69174545 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10188361 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000117665 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11141824 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000117665 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10065129 035 $a(PQKB)11415113 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443043 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2181 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443043 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10188361 035 $a(DE-B1597)587423 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292796119 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000461703 100 $a20050606d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe captive woman's lament in Greek tragedy /$fCasey Due 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-70946-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-183) and index. 327 $aMen's songs and women's songs -- Identifying with the enemy : love, loss, and longing in The Persians of Aeschylus -- Athenians and Trojans -- The captive woman's lament and her revenge in Euripides' Hecuba -- A river shouting with tears : Euripides' Trojan women -- The captive woman in the house : Euripides' Andromache. 330 $aThe laments of captive women found in extant Athenian tragedy constitute a fundamentally subversive aspect of Greek drama. In performances supported by and intended for the male citizens of Athens, the songs of the captive women at the Dionysia gave a voice to classes who otherwise would have been marginalized and silenced in Athenian society: women, foreigners, and the enslaved. The Captive Woman's Lament in Greek Tragedy addresses the possible meanings ancient audiences might have attached to these songs. Casey Dué challenges long-held assumptions about the opposition between Greeks and barbarians in Greek thought by suggesting that, in viewing the plight of the captive women, Athenian audiences extended pity to those least like themselves. Dué asserts that tragic playwrights often used the lament to create an empathetic link that blurred the line between Greek and barbarian. After a brief overview of the role of lamentation in both modern and classical traditions, Dué focuses on the dramatic portrayal of women captured in the Trojan War, tracing their portrayal through time from the Homeric epics to Euripides' Athenian stage. The author shows how these laments evolved in their significance with the growth of the Athenian Empire. She concludes that while the Athenian polis may have created a merciless empire outside the theater, inside the theater they found themselves confronted by the essential similarities between themselves and those they sought to conquer. 606 $aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xHistory and criticism 606 $aLaments$zGreece$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen and literature$zGreece 606 $aPrisoners of war in literature 606 $aWomen prisoners in literature 606 $aSlavery in literature 606 $aRevenge in literature 606 $aWomen in literature 615 0$aGreek drama (Tragedy)$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aLaments$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen and literature 615 0$aPrisoners of war in literature. 615 0$aWomen prisoners in literature. 615 0$aSlavery in literature. 615 0$aRevenge in literature. 615 0$aWomen in literature. 676 $a882/.01093522 700 $aDue$b Casey$f1974-$00 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810177703321 996 $aCaptive woman's lament in Greek tragedy$91091160 997 $aUNINA