Umfang:
236 Seiten
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausgabe 1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9783110330977
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9783110330854
Serie:
Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte 112
Inhalt:
This unique volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides' Alcestis.It contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion. It will reward readers interested in Greek literature and especially Euripidean tragedy, as well as in modern literary theory and especially narratology
Inhalt:
This unique volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides' Alcestis.It contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion. It will reward readers interested in Greek literature and especially Euripidean tragedy, as well as in modern literary theory and especially narratology. A. Markantonatos,University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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Preface; Chapter 1 Narrative, Myth, and Religion; I. Introduction; II. Tragic Storytelling: Form and Content; III. Tragic Worlds: Narrating the Athenian Polis; IV. Euripides' Alcestis: Narrative and Interpretation; Chapter 2 Narrative; I. Introduction; II. Death is Death is Death: Narrating a World of Perennial Suffering; Chapter 3 Myth; I. Introduction; II. Mythological Intertextuality: Alcestis and Heracles; III. Prophecy, Theory, Action: The Making of a Hero; Chapter 4 Religion; I. Introduction; II. Death is Death is Life: Eleusinian Orphism and Moral Courage
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III. Death is Death is Life: Alcestis, Athens, and Mystical SalvationConclusion; Bibliography; I. Abbreviations; II. Editions & Translations; III. List of Works Cited; General Index; Index of Greek Words; Index of Alcestis Passages
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In English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110330854
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110330984
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Markantōnatos, Andreas, 19XX - Euripides' "Alcestis" Berlin : de Gruyter, 2013 ISBN 3110330857
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783110330854
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Altertumswissenschaften
Schlagwort(e):
Euripides Alcestis
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Erzähltechnik
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.1515/9783110330977
URL:
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Mehr zum Autor:
Euripides
Mehr zum Autor:
Markantōnatos, Andreas 19XX-
