Fall of Troy in Early Greek Poetry and Art

Name: Fall of Troy in Early Greek Poetry and Art
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ISBN: 9780198150640

ISBN-10: 0198150644

ISBN-13: 9780198150640

Edition: 1997

Authors: Michael J. Anderson

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Greek myth-makers crafted the downfall of Troy and its rulers into an archetypal illustration of ruthless conquest, deceit, crime and punishment, and the variability of human fortunes. This book examines the major episodes in the archetypal myth - the murder of Priam, the rape of Kassandra, the reunion of Helen and Menelaos, and the escape of Aineias - as witnessed in Archaic Greek epic, fifth-century Athenian drama, and Athenian black- and red-figure vase painting. It focuses in particular on the narrative artistry with which poets and painters balanced these episodes with one another and intertwined them with other chapters in the story of Troy. The author offers the first comprehensive…

Book details

List price: $280.00
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 5/29/1997
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 294
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Abbreviations and Conventions


Prologue



The Ilioupersis as Focal Point Within the Trojan Saga


Introduction



The Wooden Horse



Daughters and Daughters-In-Law



Aineias



Nostoi



Correlative Episodes Before the Achaian War Against Troy


Closing Remarks



Tragic Images of the Ilioupersis


Introduction



The Image of the Ilioupersis in Aischylos' Agamemnon



Ilioupersis Paradigms in Euripides' Andromache



Euripides' Troades



The Lost Ilioupersis Dramas of Sophokles



Ilioupersis Iconography


Introduction



The Mykonos Ilioupersis Pithos



Iconography of the Ilioupersis in Attic Vase-Painting



Ilioupersis Combinations in Attic Vase-Painting



Further Directions


Appendix


Bibliography


Catalogue of Art Works Discussed


Index