Euripides and the Sophists : some dramatic treatments of philosophical ideas / D.J. Conacher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conacher, D. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euripides--Criticism and interpretation.

Euripides.

Sophists (Greek philosophy).

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

128 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth, 1998.

Summary:

This work describes how Euripides provides, in specific plays, a variety of original treatments of well-known views of his contemporaries, the Sophists. The emphasis is on Euripides as the creative virtuoso of dramatic ideas rather than as a philosopher. Euripides' adaptation covers a range of dramatic styles and approaches, from the tragic treatment of the nature in "Hippolytus," to the near parody of Sophistic views on sense-perception in "Helen."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

071562816X

OCLC:

40132191