Euripides

Euripides

by Slater, Niall W.

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In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented with the opportunity to have someone die in his place. Alcestis compresses within itself both tragedy and its apparent reversal, staging in the process fascinating questions about gender roles, family loyalties, the nature of heroism, and the role of commemoration. Alcestis is Euripides's earliest complete work and his only surviving play from the period preceding the outbreak…

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  • Full title :Euripides

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In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented with the opportunity to have someone die in his place. Alcestis compresses within itself both tragedy and its apparent reversal, staging in the process fascinating questions about gender roles, family loyalties, the nature of heroism, and the role of commemoration. Alcestis is Euripides's earliest complete work and his only surviving play from the period preceding the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Currently dominant post-structuralist models of Greek tragedy focus on its ...

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013

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The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (152 Seiten)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781780934723, 1780934726, 9781780934754, 1780934750
  • oclc:ocn859829786
  • LC Classification:PA3975 .A5
  • Dewey Decimal:882.01

Subjects

Alcestis (Euripides) Classical drama Classical drama -- History and criticism Criticism, interpretation, etc Euripides Greek drama (Tragedy) Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and cr… Online-Publikation Théâtre ancien -- Histoire et critique Tragédie grecque -- Histoire et critique

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Slater, Niall W.

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