Euripides' escape-tragedies [electronic resource] : a study of Helen, Andromeda, and Iphigenia among the Taurians / Matthew Wright.

Author/Creator:

Wright, Matthew (Matthew Ephraim)

Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2005.

Format/Description:

Book
1 online resource (442 p.)

Subjects:

Euripides -- Criticism and interpretation.
Euripides. Iphigenia in Tauris.
Euripides. Andromeda.
Euripides. Helen.
Helen, of Troy, Queen of Sparta -- In literature.
Andromeda (Greek mythology) in literature.
Iphigenia (Mythological character) -- In literature. in literature.
Escape in literature.
Tragedy.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Summary:

"This is a study of three late plays of Euripides: Helen, Andromeda and Iphigenia among the Taurians. This book examines central themes such as myth, geography, cultural identity, philosophy, religion, and genre. Matthew Wright presents a new interpretation of the plays, arguing that they are a thematically connected trilogy"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents; Notes on Conventions; Prolegomena; 1 Escape-Tragedies; 2 Myth, Fiction, Innovation; 3 A Tragic Landscape; 4 Tragedy of Ideas; 5 The Tragic Universe; Afterword; Bibliography; Index Locorum; General Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [389]-413) and indexes.
Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-170655-8
9786612199417
1-280-90574-3
9786610905744
0-19-153445-5
1-4356-2305-3

OCLC:

726735451

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