Greek Tragedy (2) (Routledge Classics)
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- Synopsis
- Why did Aeschylus characterize differently from Sophocles? Why did Sophocles introduce the third actor? Why did Euripides not make better plots? So asks H.D.F Kitto in his acclaimed study of Greek tragedy, available for the first time in Routledge Classics. Kitto argues that in spite of dealing with big moral and intellectual questions, the Greek dramatist is above all an artist and the key to understanding classical Greek drama is to try and understand the tragic conception of each play. In Kitto&’s words &‘We shall ask what the dramatist is striving to say, not what in fact he does say about this or that.&’ Through a brilliant analysis of Aeschylus&’s &‘Oresteia&’, the plays of Sophocles including &‘Antigone&’ and &‘Oedipus Tyrannus&’; and Euripides&’s &‘Medea&’ and &‘Hecuba&’, Kitto skilfully conveys the enduring artistic and literary brilliance of the Greek dramatists.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 344 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781136806896
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781138834781, 9780415610193, 9780203828236
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 10/26/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Edith Hall
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.