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Euripides' "Alcestis"

Narrative, Myth, and Religion

Andreas Markantonatos author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:De Gruyter

Published:17th Sep '13

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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.

ISBN: 9783110330854

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 472g

235 pages