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Wild justice : a study of Euripides' Hecuba / Judith Mossman.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mossman, Judith.
- Series:
- Bristol classical paperbacks
- Bristol Classical paperbacks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euripides. Hecuba.
- Euripides.
- Hecuba, Queen of Troy--In literature.
- Hecuba.
- Trojan War.
- Revenge in literature.
- Tragedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 283 pages).
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Bristol Classical Press, 1999.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- "'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' "Hecuba" is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential for revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense and excitement. This study of the play in English argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterisation, and the beauty of its choral odes."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [264]-274) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9781472540485
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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