Euripides
Published on 20. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
420 pages
978-0-19-872184-0 (ISBN)
Description
Few ancient authors are as challenging as Euripides, and few have provoked so many diverse critical opinions through the ages: Aristotle described him as 'most tragic', and yet many of his plays have been condemned by critics as barely qualifying as 'proper' tragedies at all. In general he has enjoyed a revival in reputation over the last few decades: his manipulation of convention and the skill of his dramaturgy are perhaps more widely admired now than at any time since the Renaissance. Moreover, his exploration of the emotions of the marginalized sections of Athenian society - women, slaves, foreigners - has given his work strong contemporary resonances. This volume aims to bring together for students some classic essays illustrating the main strands of Euripidean criticism over the last forty years. Two of the essays are translated here for the first time, and many others have been revised by their authors. All Greek has been translated.
Reviews / Votes
Judith Mossman's collection of essays on Euripides capably illustrates the major issues in contemporary Euripidean criticism with a stimulating selection of often divergent approaches to this almost endlessly multi-faceted poet ... Mossman has produced a highly useful and thought-provoking volume. * New England Classical Journal * This is an excellent volume in a prestigious series, and it will certainly have an impact on Euripidean studies. Judith Mossman has shown great wisdom in her selection of articles ... It will prove extraordinarily convenient both for teachers and students to have access to them all in a single volume. * The Anglo-Hellenic Review * Mossman's Introduction is a model of literary sensibility, concision, elegance, and erudition, the product of many years' immersion in Euripides and his interpreters. Her book is a compulsory purchase for any school or college library. * The Anglo-Hellenic Review * Mossman has done a splendid job. Overall, this is an excellent selection, and a significant number of the essays convey much of the reach, range and excitement of the most tragic of the poets. So yes, this book must find a place in your library. It is an important asset. * JACT Review * One of the strongest features of this enjoyable and stimulating collection of essays is its editor's introduction ... It is informed with a deep sensitivity as well as a profound knowledge of and passion for the playwright. * JACT Review *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 214 mm
Width: 139 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
536 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-872184-0 (9780198721840)
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03/2003
Oxford University Press
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Person
Judith Mossman is Senior Lecturer in Classics at Trinity College, Dublin
Content
Introduction ; 1. The Intellectual Crisis in Euripides ; 2. Euripides: Poietes Sophos ; 3. Formal Debates in Euripides' Drama ; 4. Rhetoric and Relevance in Euripidean Drama ; 5. 'Atheism' and 'Impiety' in Euripides' Dramas ; 6. On 'extra-dramatic' communication in Euripides ; 7. Euripides: The Monument and the Sacrifice ; 8. Euripides' Alkestis: Five Aspects of an Interpretation ; 9. The Infanticide in Euripides' Medea ; 10. Hipploytus: A Study in Causation ; 11. Iure principem locum tenet: Euripides' Hecuba ; 12. The Argive Festival of Hera and Euripides' Electra ; 13. The Rejection of Suicide in the Heracles of Eurpides ; 14. Iconography and Imagery in Euripides' Ion ; 15. The Closet of Masks: Role-Playing and Myth-Making in the Orestes of Euripides ; 16. The Masque of Dionysus ; 17. Three Off-Stage Characters in Euripides