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Euripides' escape-tragedies : a study of Helen, Andromeda, and Iphigenia among the Taurians / Matthew Wright.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wright, Matthew (Matthew Ephraim)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta--In literature.
- Helen.
- Andromeda, Princess, daughter of Cepheus, King of Ethiopia (Mythological character)--In literature.
- Andromeda.
- Iphigenia (Mythological character)--In literature.
- Iphigenia.
- Euripides--Criticism and interpretation.
- Euripides.
- Euripides. Iphigenia in Tauris.
- Euripides. Andromeda.
- Euripides. Helen.
- Escape in literature.
- Tragedy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (442 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "This is a study of three late plays of Euripides: Helen, Andromeda and Iphigenia among the Taurians. This book examines central themes such as myth, geography, cultural identity, philosophy, religion, and genre. Matthew Wright presents a new interpretation of the plays, arguing that they are a thematically connected trilogy"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Contents; Notes on Conventions; Prolegomena; 1 Escape-Tragedies; 2 Myth, Fiction, Innovation; 3 A Tragic Landscape; 4 Tragedy of Ideas; 5 The Tragic Universe; Afterword; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-413) and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612199417
- 9786610905744
- 9780191706554
- 0191706558
- 9781280905742
- 1280905743
- 9780191534454
- 0191534455
- 9781435623057
- 1435623053
- OCLC:
- 726735451
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