Beyond the Fifth Century
Interactions with Greek Tragedy from the Fourth Century BCE to the Middle Ages
1st Edition
Published on 30. July 2010
Book
Mixed media product
VIII, 441 pages
978-3-11-173993-9 (ISBN)
Description
Beyond the Fifth Century brings together 13 scholars from various disciplines (Classics, Ancient History, Mediaeval Studies) to explore interactions with Greek tragedy from the 4th century BCE up to the Middle Ages. The volume breaks new ground in several ways. Its chronological scope encompasses periods that are not usually part of research on tragedy reception, especially the Hellenistic period, late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The volume also considers not just performance reception but various other modes of reception, between different literary genres and media (inscriptions, vase paintings, recording technology). There is a pervasive interest in interactions between tragedy and society-at-large, such as festival culture and entertainment (both public and private), education, religious practice, even life-style. Finally, the volume features studies of a comparative nature which focus less on genealogical connections (although such may be present) but rather on the study of equivalences.
Reviews / Votes
"This is a splendidly conceived volume, whose contents are always stimulating and in several cases attain the high standard which the editors' introduction sets for them. If the topics it covers are not unfamiliar or revolutionary in themselves, nevertheless the approaches to them often are, as is the very act of collecting them within a single themed volume and thus conceptualizing them as interrelated aspects of the reception of tragedy."Bob Cowan in BMCR 2011.11.49More details
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Interactions with Greek Tragedy from the Fourth Century BCE to the Middle Ages
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Ingo Gildenhard | Martin Revermann
Beyond the Fifth Century
Interactions with Greek Tragedy from the Fourth Century BCE to the Middle Ages
Book
07/2010
1st Edition
De Gruyter
€210.00
Shipment within 7-9 days
Persons
Ingo Gildenhard, Durham University, UK; Martin Revermann, University of Toronto, Canada.