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Heracles and Oedipus In Greek Classical Drama (Hardcover)
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Heracles and Oedipus In Greek Classical Drama (Hardcover)
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Heracles and Oedipus in Greek Classical Drama by Professor Joseph
R. Laurin offers a scholarly, clear and easy approach to the
understanding of two of the greatest heroes of Ancient Greece and
of the glory and tragedy of their stories in Greek Classical
theater.
Readers and researchers can benefit greatly from the text and
innumerable references presented in this book. Students as well as
non-academic readers interested in Classical literature or the
Theater can find it fascinating and beneficial.
After projecting a general view of the notion of the Ancient Greek
Hero, the author develops the mythical stories of Heracles and
Oedipus, and the dramas produced from these myths by the three
Classical writers of Tragedy: Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles.
Four plays convey the dramatic story of Heracles: Alcestis,
Heracles Mad, The Women of Trachis and The Children of Heracles.
The story of Oedipus spans over several generations covered in six
plays: Oedipus the King, Oedipus at Colonus, The Seven Against
Thebes, The Phoenician Women, The Suppliant Women and Antigone.
The author's vast knowledge of the sources of information, either
in ancient texts or in modern literature, has made his book not
only a brief retelling of the stories but a discussion of the major
issues of interpretation and a thought-provoking commentary about
human life, the universe and the gods.
Heracles and Oedipus in Greek Classical Drama is a valuable
contribution to the understanding of two of the greatest heroes of
Ancient Greece and of the masterful adaptation of their stories to
the theater stage. This book, available either in paperback or hard
cover, should inspire further research of thesources and discussion
of issues confronting students as well as readers interested in
Classical literature or the Theater.
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