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A Companion to Greek Tragedy

Justina Gregory (Autor)

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576 Seiten
2007
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
978-0-470-99667-6 (ISBN)
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The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. * Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars * Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy * All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear * Includes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography

Justina Gregory is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Smith College. Her books include Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians (1991), a commentary on Euripides' Hecuba (1999), and a translation of Aesop's Fables (1975).

List of Illustrations. Notes on Contributors. Preface and Acknowledgements. Abbreviations and Editions. Part I: Contexts. 1. Fifth-Century Athenian History and Tragedy: Paula Debnar (Mount Holyoke College). 2. Tragedy and Religion: The Problem of Origins: Scott Scullion (University of Oxford). 3. Dithyramb, Comedy, and Satyr-Play: Bernd Seidensticker (Freie Universitat Berlin). 4 Tragedy's Teaching: Neil Croally (Dulwich College, London). 5. Tragedy and the Early Greek Philosophical Tradition: William Allan (University of Oxford). 6. Tragedy, Rhetoric, and Performance Culture: Christopher Pelling (University of Oxford). 7. Pictures of Tragedy? Jocelyn Penny Small (Rutgers University). Part II: Elements. 8. Myth: Michael J. Anderson (Yale University). 9. Beginnings and Endings: Deborah H. Roberts (Haverford College). 10. Lyric: Luigi Battezzato (Universita del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, Italy). 11. Episodes: Michael R. Halleran (University of Washington). 12. Music: Peter Wilson (University of Sydney). 13. Theatrical Production: John Davidson (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand). Part III: Approaches. 14. Aeschylean Tragedy: Suzanne Said (Columbia University). 15. Sophoclean Tragedy: Ruth Scodel (University of Michigan). 16. Euripidean Tragedy: Justina Gregory (Smith College). 17. Lost Tragedies: A Survey: Martin Cropp (University of Calgary). 18. Tragedy and Anthropology: Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood (previously of University of Oxford). 19. Values: Douglas Cairns (University of Edinburgh). 20. The Gods: Donald Mastronarde (University of California, Berkeley). 21. Authority Figures: Mark Griffith (University of California, Berkeley). 22. Women's Voices: Judith Mossman (University of Nottingham). 23. Marginal Figures: Mary Ebbott (College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts). Part IV: Reception. 24. Text and Transmission: David Kovacs (University of Virginia). 25. Learning from Suffering: Ancient Responses to Tragedy: Stephen Halliwell (University of St. Andrews). 26. Polis and Empire: Greek Tragedy in Rome: Vassiliki Panoussi (Williams College). 27. Italian Reception of Greek Tragedy: Salvatore Di Maria (University of Tennessee). 28. Nietzsche on Greek Tragedy and the Tragic: Albert Henrichs (Harvard University). 29. Greek Tragedy and Western Perceptions of Actors and Acting: Ismene Lada-Richards (King's College London). 30. The Theater of Innumerable Faces: Herman Altena (freelance academic). 31. Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy: Paul Woodruff (University of Texas, Austin). Bibliography. Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.4.2008
Verlagsort Hoboken
Sprache englisch
Maße 179 x 256 mm
Gewicht 1184 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Anglistik / Amerikanistik
Geisteswissenschaften Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft
ISBN-10 0-470-99667-6 / 0470996676
ISBN-13 978-0-470-99667-6 / 9780470996676
Zustand Neuware
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