Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 283 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472540485
Series Statement:
Bristol Classical paperbacks
Content:
"'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' "Hecuba" is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential for revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense and excitement. This study of the play in English argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterisation, and the beauty of its choral odes."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-274) and indexes
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781853995965
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781853995965
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472540485
