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Greek Tragedy

Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:15th Feb '08

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Greek Tragedy sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.

  • An engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for further study
  • Examines tragedy’s relationship to democracy, religion, and myth
  • Explores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory
  • Provides a thorough examination of contemporary performance practices
  • Includes detailed readings of selected plays
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"Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz has made a most useful contribution to the field.... An insightful discussion of tragedy which is up-to-date with scholarly developments and academic debate, which offers helpful modern parallels throughout in connection with political and social issues." (Scholia Reviews, 2009)

“A new approach to a popular subject offering readings of some of the best-known Attic tragedies in both their ancient and modern contexts. The author's application of contemporary debates and issues to the ancient material is refreshing and stimulating. This book has much to offer.”
Fiona McHardy, Roehampton University

“As a supplement … [it’s] a vein of gold. [The author’s] nuanced familiarity with every aspect of the topic of Greek drama is breath-taking.” (About.com)

ISBN: 9781405121606

Dimensions: 236mm x 160mm x 18mm

Weight: 454g

232 pages