An introduction to Greek tragedy /
"This book provides a brief and accessible introduction to Greek tragedy for students and general readers alike. Whether readers are studying Greek culture, performing a Greek tragedy, or simply interested in reading a Greek play, this book will help them to understand and enjoy this challengin...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | "This book provides a brief and accessible introduction to Greek tragedy for students and general readers alike. Whether readers are studying Greek culture, performing a Greek tragedy, or simply interested in reading a Greek play, this book will help them to understand and enjoy this challenging and rewarding genre. An Introduction to Greek Tragedy provides background information; helps readers appreciate, enjoy, and engage with the plays themselves; and gives them an idea of the important questions in current scholarship on tragedy. Ruth Scodel seeks to dispel misleading assumptions about tragedy, stressing how open the plays are to different interpretations and reactions. In addition to general background, the book also includes chapters on specific plays, both the most familiar titles and some lesser-known plays - Persians, Helen, and Orestes - in order to convey the variety that the tragedies offer readers"-- |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 216 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-211) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511902420 0511902425 9780521705608 0521705606 9780521879743 0521879744 9780511781230 0511781237 9780511900846 0511900848 |
