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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100198152973

ISBN-139780198152972

eBay Product ID (ePID)1698540

Product Key Features

Number of Pages322 Pages

Publication NameAndromache and Euripidean Tragedy

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2000

SubjectWomen Authors, Ancient & Classical

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism

AuthorWilliam Allan

SeriesOxford Classical Monographs

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN99-054337

ReviewsAllan's style is fluent and engaging, and he combines a thorough understanding of classical scholarship with a wide perspective on relevant material from outside the discipline., Overall, the book provides a persuasive and powerful critique of Andromache and should be essential reading for scholars and students of Greek tragedy. It also provides food for thought for those interested in other areas such as the rise of rhetoric in Athens and the manipulation of mythology, and thus deserves to reach a wide audience., Allan's study will be a vital resource for those who approach the play in the future, and makes significant contributions to our understanding of Euripides' dramatic art., Allan's book is unique ... [it] takes the reader on a journey across the contemporary terrain of scholarship concerning the most important and debated aspects of Athenian tragedy ... [A] well-produced, carefully written, jargon free, learned, wide-ranging, and provocative book.

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal882/.01

SynopsisThe Andromache has long been disparaged despite being a brilliant piece of theater. In this book Dr. Allan draws attention to the neglected artistry of this very impressive and intriguing text. Through careful analysis the Andromache emerges as a play that poses fundamental questions, especially about the polarity of Greek and barbarian, and the morality of the gods. Dr. Allan shows how the play also challenges revenge as a motive for action, and explores the role of women as wives, mothers, and victims of war, be they Greek or Trojan, victorious or defeated. These are among the central concerns that make the Andromache a moving and thought-provoking tragedy, full of suffering, suspense, and moral interest. This book contributes both to an appreciation of the Andromache in its own right, and to a wider understanding of the variety and quality of Euripides' oeuvre., Dr Allan has produced a fundamental reappraisal of one of Euripides' most problematic and neglected tragedies. The close study of a single play is used to test, and to escape, many standard assumptions about Euripidean tragedy. The Andromache is shown to be a powerful and stimulating drama, worthy of study in its own right, and also for what it can tell us about the diversity and quality of Euripides' work as a whole., The Andromache has long been disparaged despite being a brilliant piece of theatre. In this book Dr Allan draws attention to the neglected artistry of this very impressive and intriguing text. Through careful analysis the Andromache emerges as a play that poses fundamental questions, especially about the polarity of Greek and barbarian, and the morality of the gods. Dr Allan shows how the play also challenges revenge as a motive for action, and explores the role of women as wives, mothers, and victims of war, be they Greek or Trojan, victorious or defeated. These are among the central concerns that make the Andromache a moving and thought-provoking tragedy, full of suffering, suspense, and moral interest. This book contributes both to an appreciation of the Andromache in its own right, and to a wider understanding of the variety and quality of Euripides' oeuvre.

LC Classification NumberPA3973.A63A45 2000