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Revised edition of the pioneering Reading Greek Tragedy, which serves as an advanced, critical introduction for non-specialist readers who want to appreciate the plays in all their complexity. Includes a substantial new Introduction which engages with critical and scholarly developments in Greek tragedy since the original publication.

Table of Contents
Preface; 1. The drama of logos; 2. The language of appropriation; 3. The city of words; 4. Relations and relationships; 5. Sexuality and difference; 6. Text and tradition; 7. Mind and madness; 8. Blindness and insight; 9. Sophistry, philosophy, rhetoric; 10. Genre and transgression; 11. Performance and performability; Bibliography; Index.

Reading Greek Tragedy

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/2/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009183031, 978-1009183031
      ISBN10: 1009183036
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      ELT & Literary Studies Ancient, classical and medieval texts Literary studies: ancient, classical

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Revised edition of the pioneering Reading Greek Tragedy, which serves as an advanced, critical introduction for non-specialist readers who want to appreciate the plays in all their complexity. Includes a substantial new Introduction which engages with critical and scholarly developments in Greek tragedy since the original publication.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; 1. The drama of logos; 2. The language of appropriation; 3. The city of words; 4. Relations and relationships; 5. Sexuality and difference; 6. Text and tradition; 7. Mind and madness; 8. Blindness and insight; 9. Sophistry, philosophy, rhetoric; 10. Genre and transgression; 11. Performance and performability; Bibliography; Index.

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