Murder among friends [[electronic resource] ] : violation of philia in Greek tragedy / / Elizabeth S. Belfiore

• Autore: Belfiore Elizabeth S. <1944->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 882.0109; 882/.0109355
• Soggetto topico: Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism; Friendship in literature; Murder in literature; Families in literature; Love in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; A Note on Spelling and Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Philia Relationships and Greek Literature; 2. Averting Fratricide: Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris; 3. The Suppliant Bride: Io and the Danaïds in Aiskhylos's Suppliants; 4. A Token of Pain: Betrayal of Xenia in Sophokles' Philoktetes; 5. Sleeping With the Enemy: Euripides' Andromakhe; 6. Killing One's Closest Philos: Self-Slaughter in Sophokles' Aias; Conclusion; Appendix A. Violation of Philia in the Extant Tragedies; Appendix B. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Major Tragedians ; Appendix C. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Minor TragediansNotes; Glossary; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This volume argues that Greek tragedy as a genre is characterized by plots centering on kin killing. It contains a detailed analysis of five plays, and comprehensive documentation of this plot pattern in all of the extant tragedies, and in the lost plays of the fifth and fourth centuries BC.
• Titolo autorizzato: Murder among friends
• ISBN: 0-19-770483-2; 1-280-53059-6; 0-19-535124-X; 1-4294-0482-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785079003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II