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

• Autore: Hall Edith <1959->
• 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
• ISBN: 1-282-38331-0; 9786612383311; 0-19-157261-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910780934303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II