Euripides : Phoenician women / Thalia Papadopoulou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Papadopoulou, Thalia, 1971-

Series:

Duckworth companions to Greek and Roman tragedy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euripides. Phoenician women.

Euripides.

Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology)--Criticism and interpretation.

Seven against Thebes (Greek mythology).

Rhetoric.

Tragedy.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

160 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : Duckworth, 2008.

Summary:

Phoenician Women, one of Euripides' later tragedies, is an intriguing play that arguably displays some of his finest dramatic technique. Rich in cast and varied in incident, it is an example of Euripides' experimentation with structure. The play was very popular throughout antiquity, becoming part of the so-called 'Byzantine triad' (along with Hecuba and Orestes) of plays studied in the school curriculum.

Thalia Papadopoulou here offers a thorough survey of the play in its historical context, against the background of Athenian tragedy and Euripidean dramaturgy. Employing various critical approaches, she investigates the literary tradition and the dynamics of intertextuality, Euripidean dramatic technique, the use of rhetoric, characterisation, gender, the function of the Chorus, aspects of performance and the reception of the play from antiquity to modern times.

Contents:

1 Poet and Play 11

2 Myth and Intertextuality 27

3 Characters and Actions 49

4 The Choral Odes 78

5 Performance 88

6 Reception 104.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-150) and index.

ISBN:

071563464X

9780715634646

OCLC:

141384896