Kyklops
by Euripides
In the heyday of Greek tragedy, each of the three playwrights who fought for victory at the Great Dionysia, the most important Dionysus festival in Athens, as part of the tragedy competition, had to present not only three tragedies, but also a cheerful epilogue, following the satyrs who always formed the choir. The Cyclops des Euripides is the only completely preserved specimen of this dramatic genre. The play deals with the encounter of Odysseus with the Cyclops Polyphemus, which is well known…
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- Full title :Kyklops / Euripides ; herausgegeben, ubersetzt und kommentiert von Bernd Seidensticker.
Summary
In the heyday of Greek tragedy, each of the three playwrights who fought for victory at the Great Dionysia, the most important Dionysus festival in Athens, as part of the tragedy competition, had to present not only three tragedies, but also a cheerful epilogue, following the satyrs who always formed the choir. The Cyclops des Euripides is the only completely preserved specimen of this dramatic genre. The play deals with the encounter of Odysseus with the Cyclops Polyphemus, which is well known to every viewer from the Odyssey.
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- Publication Date:©2020
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):De Gruyter
- Place of Publication:Berlin
- Language:ger
- Publication Date:©2020
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 340 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9783110453386, 311045338X
- oclc:on1227520208
- LC Classification:PA3975.G4
- Dewey Decimal:882/.01
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