Instances of death in Greek tragedy / Sorana-Cristina Man.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Man, Sorana-Cristina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek drama (Tragedy)--Themes, motives.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Death in literature.

Sacrifice in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

In some versions of the myth, Iphigenia was due to be immolated by her father on Artemis' altar before the beginning of the Trojan War, but was replaced by the goddess with a deer, at the last moment. This is the most staggering, and perhaps best-known, rite of sacrifice in Greek tragedy. Perfectly symmetrical, the end of this war is marked by another human tribute, Polyxena. Some of the topics investigated in this volume include whether these sacrifices, as well as similar ones such as those of Macaria and Menoeceus, the husbands of the Danaides, the hero Pentheus, and Aegisthus, are all a way to balance things out, or whether they cause an even greater unbalance.

Contents:

Intro

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Preface

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III.

IV.

V.

VI.

VII.

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-5275-4873-2

1-5275-4728-0

OCLC:

1153811016