Euripides' Escape-Tragedies

A Study of Helen, Andromeda, and Iphigenia Among the Taurians
Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-19-927451-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 442 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 751 g

This is the first major critical study of three late plays of Euripides: Helen, Andromeda and Iphigenia among the Taurians. Matthew Wright offers a sustained reading of the plays, arguing that they are a thematically connected trilogy. He re-examines central themes such as myth, geography, cultural identity, philosophy, religion, and (crucially) genre. These are not separate topics, but are seen as being joined together to form an
intricate nexus of ideas. The book has implications for our view of Euripides and the tragic genre as a whole.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of classical literature, especially of Euripides, of ancient Greek culture, of drama.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wright, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Wright is Lecturer in Classics, Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Exeter.