Euripides' "Alcestis"
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Euripides' "Alcestis"

Narrative, Myth, and Religion

  1. 235 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Euripides' "Alcestis"

Narrative, Myth, and Religion

About this book

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides' Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume 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.

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Publisher
De Gruyter
Year
2013
Print ISBN
9783110330854
eBook ISBN
9783110330977
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter 1 Narrative, Myth, and Religion
  3. Chapter 2 Narrative
  4. Chapter 3 Myth
  5. Chapter 4 Religion
  6. Conclusion
  7. Bibliography
  8. General Index
  9. Index of Greek Words
  10. Index of Alcestis Passages

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