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Crisis on Stage - Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens (Hardcover)
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Crisis on Stage - Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens (Hardcover)
Series: Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes
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This volume explores the relationships between masterworks of
Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes and critical events of
Athenian history, by bringing together internationally
distinguished scholars with expertise on different aspects of
ancient theatre. These specialists study how tragic and comic plays
composed in late fifth century BCE mirror the acute political and
social crisis unfolding in Athens in the wake of the military
catastrophe in 413 BCE and the oligarchic revolution in 411 BCE.
With events of such magnitude the late fifth century held the
potential for vast and fast cultural and intellectual change. In
times of severe emergency humans gain a more conscious
understanding of their historically shaped presence; this
realization often has a welcome effect of offering new perspectives
to tackle future challenges. Over twenty academic experts believe
that the Attic theatre showed increased responsiveness to the
pressing social and political issues of the day to the benefit of
the polis. By regularly promoting examples of public-spirited and
capable figures of authority, Greek drama provided the people of
Athens with a civic understanding of their own good.
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