Women on the Edge Four Plays by Euripides

Name: Women on the Edge Four Plays by Euripides
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ISBN: 9780415907743

ISBN-10: 0415907748

ISBN-13: 9780415907743

Edition: 1999

Authors: Mary-Kay Gamel, Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, Ruby Blondell, Bella Vivante, David M. Halpern

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This text is an exploration of women and their roles in the work of Euripides. The translations contained within the book are designed to help readers locate the plays within their original social, cultural and performance context.

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 12/22/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 512
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.02" long x 1.06" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Athens and Greek Culture Political History, Religion, Fate and Responsibility, Self and Other



Athenian Tragedy: A Civic Institution Tragedy and Athenian Democracy Audience, The Festival, Production and Performance, The Chorus, Formal Elements, Use of Myth



Women in Athens Athenian Women and the Ideology of Gender Women and Marriage: From ParthenostoGune, Women and Athenian Tragedy



Euripides Life and Works Ancient Reactions to Euripides, Euripides as a Playwright, Women in Euripides



The "Afterlife" of Euripides Survival and Canonization, Textual Criticism, The Artistic Legacy


Four Plays by Euripides


Alcestis: Translated



Medea: Translated



Helen: Translated



Iphigenia at Aulis: Translated



Notes


References