Euripides' "Alcestis" : Narrative, Myth, and Religion / Andreas Markantonatos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Markantonatos, Andreas, Author.

Series:

Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte

Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ; 112

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euripides--Criticism and interpretation.

Euripides--Technique.

Euripides.

Greece--Religion.

Euripides. Alcestis.

Local Subjects:

Euripides--Criticism and interpretation.

Euripides--Technique.

Euripides.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (236 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2013]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1. Narrative, Myth, and Religion

Chapter 2. Narrative

Chapter 3. Myth

Chapter 4. Religion

Conclusion

Bibliography

General Index

Index of Greek Words

Index of Alcestis Passages

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110330977

3110330970

OCLC:

862746437