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Heracles and Euripidean Tragedy (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,699
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Heracles and Euripidean Tragedy (Hardcover): Thalia Papadopoulou

Heracles and Euripidean Tragedy (Hardcover)

Thalia Papadopoulou

Series: Cambridge Classical Studies

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Euripides' Heracles is an extraordinary play of great complexity, exploring the co-existence of both positive and negative aspects of the eponymous hero. Euripides treats Heracles' ambivalence by showing his uncertain position after the completion of his labours and turns him into a tragic hero by dramatizing his development from the invincible hero of the labours to the courageous bearer of suffering. This book offers a comprehensive reading of Heracles examining it in the contexts of Euripidean dramaturgy, Greek drama and fifth-century Athenian society. It shows that the play, which raises profound questions on divinity and human values, deserves to have a prominent place in every discussion about Euripides and about Greek tragedy. Tracing some of Euripides' most spectacular writing in terms of emotional and intellectual effect, and discussing questions of narrative, rhetoric, stagecraft and audience reception, this work is required reading for all students and scholars of Euripides.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
Release date: July 2005
First published: 2005
Authors: Thalia Papadopoulou
Dimensions: 224 x 145 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-85126-8
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > General
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LSN: 0-521-85126-2
Barcode: 9780521851268

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