The past in Aeschylus and Sophocles / by Poulheria Kyriakou.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kyriakou, Poulheria.

Contributor:

Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

Series:

Trends in classics. Supplementary volumes ; v. 11.

Trends in classics - supplementary volumes ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aeschylus--Characters.

Aeschylus.

Sophocles--Characters.

Sophocles.

Characters and characteristics in literature.

Physical Description:

596 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2011]

Summary:

The past pervades Greek tragedy, says Kyriakou (Greek, Aristotle U. of Thessaloniki, Greece), because with few exceptions the stories and characters were already ancient then and had been treated many times in different artistic genres, particularly poetry. She examines the import of the past within the surviving plays of Aeschylus and Sophocles, investigating whether the treatment of the past differs within the work of each poet and between them. The past in this case is the time of events that precede those dramatized in the plays. The question of freedom of choice cannot be ignored when the impact of the past is considered, she says, but that is not a major concern in this work. She examines the plays one by one. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Orville H. Bullitt Classics Fund.

ISBN:

3110257521

9783110257526

OCLC:

707725989

Publisher Number:

99945109271