Greek tragedy : suffering under the sun / Edith Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Edith, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Greek drama--History and criticism.

Greek drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the plays. Edith Hall argues that the essential feature of the genre is that it always depicts terrible human suffering and death, but in a way that invites philosophical enquiry into their causes and effects, This enquiry was played out in the bright sunlight of open-air theatre,which became a key marker of the boundary between living and dead. The first half of the book is divided into fou

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Note on Abbreviations and Translations; Introduction: What is Greek Tragedy?; 1 Play Makers; 2 Community Identities; 3 Confrontations; 4 Minds; 5 Aeschylean Drama; 6 Euripidean Drama; 7 Sophoclean Drama; 8 Greek Tragedy and Tragic Fragments Today; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-38331-0

9786612383311

0-19-157261-6

OCLC:

654776839