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Euripides and the gods / Mary R. Lefkowitz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lefkowitz, Mary R., 1935- author.
- Series:
- Onassis series in Hellenic culture.
- Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Euripides--Religion.
- Euripides.
- Greece--Religion.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- Although readers continue to believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the nature and sometimes even the existence of the gods, and that through his dramas he sought to reveal the flaws in the traditional religious beliefs of his own time, this book argues that instead of seeking to undermine ancient religion, Euripides is describing with a brutal realism what the gods are like, and reminding his mortal audience of the limitations of human understanding.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-062360-8
- 0-19-046310-4
- 0-19-046311-2
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