Euripides' "Alcestis"

Narrative, Myth, and Religion
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-11-033085-4
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Englisch, Band 112, 223 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 513 g

Reihe: ISSN

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Greek literature and especially tragedy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Markantonatos, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Über Autor(innen)

A. Markantonatos, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata.