Heracles and Euripidean Tragedy

ISBN-13: 9780521851268 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 242 str.

Thalia Papadopoulou; P. E. Easterling; M. K. Hopkins

Opis

This book explores the complex questions about divinity and human values examined in Euripides' Heracles.

Recenzje

'This is a wonderfully rich book. [Papadopoulou] is impressively learned - she has read and responded to everything - but there is nothing dry or showy about it. … Anyone who is interested in Euripides - or indeed in Greek tragedy generally - will come away from this book both stimulated and enriched. … her book is pleasingly slim-line and yet manages to say a very great deal. … I recommend this book for the library with real enthusiasm.' Journal of Classics Teaching

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Ritual and violence; 2. Madness and the gods; 3. Arete and the image of Athens; Conclusion.