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Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides are often described as the
greatest tragedians of the ancient world. Of these three pivotal
founders of modern drama, Euripides is characterized as the
interloper and the innovator: the man who put tragic verse into the
mouths of slaves, women and the socially inferior in order to
address vital social issues such as sex, class and gender
relations. It is perhaps little wonder that his work should find
such resonance in the modern day. In this concise introduction,
Isabelle Torrance engages with the thematic, cultural and scholarly
difficulties that surround his plays to demonstrate why Euripides
remains a figure of perennial relevance. Addressing here issues of
social context, performance theory, fifth-century philosophy and
religion, textual criticism and reception, the author presents an
astute and attractively-written guide to the Euripidean corpus -
from the widely read and celebrated Medea to the lesser-known and
deeply ambiguous Alcestis.
This volume brings together a group of interdisciplinary experts
who demonstrate that Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is a text of
continuing relevance and value for exploring ancient, contemporary
and comparative issues of war and its attendant trauma. The volume
features contributions from an international cast of experts, as
well as a conversation with a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col., giving
her perspectives on the blending of reality and fiction in
Aeschylus' war tragedies and on the potential of Greek tragedy to
speak to contemporary veterans. This book is a fascinating resource
for anyone interested in Aeschylus, Greek tragedy and its
reception, and war literature.
This volume brings together a group of interdisciplinary experts
who demonstrate that Aeschylus' Seven Against Thebes is a text of
continuing relevance and value for exploring ancient, contemporary
and comparative issues of war and its attendant trauma. The volume
features contributions from an international cast of experts, as
well as a conversation with a retired U.S. Army Lt. Col., giving
her perspectives on the blending of reality and fiction in
Aeschylus' war tragedies and on the potential of Greek tragedy to
speak to contemporary veterans. This book is a fascinating resource
for anyone interested in Aeschylus, Greek tragedy and its
reception, and war literature.
Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides are often described as the
greatest tragedians of the ancient world. Of these three pivotal
founders of modern drama, Euripides is characterized as the
interloper and the innovator: the man who put tragic verse into the
mouths of slaves, women and the socially inferior in order to
address vital social issues such as sex, class and gender
relations. It is perhaps little wonder that his work should find
such resonance in the modern day. In this concise introduction,
Isabelle Torrance engages with the thematic, cultural and scholarly
difficulties that surround his plays to demonstrate why Euripides
remains a figure of perennial relevance. Addressing here issues of
social context, performance theory, fifth-century philosophy and
religion, textual criticism and reception, the author presents an
astute and attractively-written guide to the Euripidean corpus -
from the widely read and celebrated Medea to the lesser-known and
deeply ambiguous Alcestis.
In this new student introduction to a Greek tragedy, Isabelle
Torrance looks at what makes Iphigenia among the Taurians a
successful tragedy in ancient Greek terms, and how dramatic
excitement is achieved through the exotic setting, the cast of
characters, and the chorus. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, and
with students in mind, the central themes of ethnicity and gender
relations are examined to show how Euripides manipulates
established stereotypes. The play was one of Aristotle's favourites
and his enthusiasm derived from the fact that, in spite of its
ostensibly happy ending, the play presents the audience with an
exquisitely constructed reversal of events: when Iphigenia
recognizes that she has been about to sacrifice her long-lost
brother, kin-murder is avoided and the plot turns into an escape
drama. Other significant concerns of the play surround ritual and
the gods, and these are discussed to highlight how the drama asks
probing theological questions. Finally, the vast reception history
of the play in a variety of genres, such as ancient comedy, Roman
philosophy, European opera, and 20th century theatre, is sketched
out from antiquity to the present day.
In this new student introduction to a Greek tragedy, Isabelle
Torrance looks at what makes Iphigenia among the Taurians a
successful tragedy in ancient Greek terms, and how dramatic
excitement is achieved through the exotic setting, the cast of
characters, and the chorus. Assuming no knowledge of Greek, and
with students in mind, the central themes of ethnicity and gender
relations are examined to show how Euripides manipulates
established stereotypes. The play was one of Aristotle's favourites
and his enthusiasm derived from the fact that, in spite of its
ostensibly happy ending, the play presents the audience with an
exquisitely constructed reversal of events: when Iphigenia
recognizes that she has been about to sacrifice her long-lost
brother, kin-murder is avoided and the plot turns into an escape
drama. Other significant concerns of the play surround ritual and
the gods, and these are discussed to highlight how the drama asks
probing theological questions. Finally, the vast reception history
of the play in a variety of genres, such as ancient comedy, Roman
philosophy, European opera, and 20th century theatre, is sketched
out from antiquity to the present day.
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