The Gorgon's Severed Head: Studies of Alcestis, Electra, and Phoenissae (Mnemosyne, Bibliotheca Classica Batava Supplementum) [Hardcover]

C. A. E. Luschnig (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 9004103821 | ISBN-13: 978-9004103825

This text provides an analysis of three plays of Euripides, written at different stages in his career. Innovations in genre, in the use of the traditional stories, and in the representation of women and gender issues are present at every period. In all three plays, characters are depicted creating themselves and each other. Chapter One on "Alcestis" looks at the artistry of the two main characters and is particularly concerned with finding a role for Admetus, the play's most serious problem. The second chapter treats the physical displacement of the myth in Euripides' version of the Electra-Orestes story. A last section approaches the layers of time and space in "Phoenissae".

Product Details

• Hardcover: 255 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004103821
• ISBN-13: 978-9004103825
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,614,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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