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Greek tragedy [[electronic resource] ] : suffering under the sun / / Edith Hall



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Autore: Hall Edith <1959-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Greek tragedy [[electronic resource] ] : suffering under the sun / / Edith Hall Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
Disciplina: 882.0109
Soggetto topico: Greek drama (Tragedy) - History and criticism
Greek drama - History and criticism
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Note on Abbreviations and Translations; Introduction: What is Greek Tragedy?; 1 Play Makers; 2 Community Identities; 3 Confrontations; 4 Minds; 5 Aeschylean Drama; 6 Euripidean Drama; 7 Sophoclean Drama; 8 Greek Tragedy and Tragic Fragments Today; Notes; Further Reading; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the plays. Edith Hall argues that the essential feature of the genre is that it always depicts terrible human suffering and death, but in a way that invites philosophical enquiry into their causes and effects, This enquiry was played out in the bright sunlight of open-air theatre,which became a key marker of the boundary between living and dead. The first half of the book is divided into fou
Titolo autorizzato: Greek tragedy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-38331-0
9786612383311
0-19-157261-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910780934303321
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