Greek Tragedy: An Introduction - Softcover

Zimmermann, Bernhard

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9780801841194: Greek Tragedy: An Introduction

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ISBN 10: 0801841194 ISBN 13: 9780801841194

Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991

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In lively and thorough summaries of the major works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, Zimmermann examines such topics as techniques of characterization, conditions and conventions of stage performances, musical and metrical aspects, and the religious and political content of the plays.

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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

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Zimmermann analyzes the most famous works of the playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides against what he considers the "backdrop . . . against which Greek tragedy must be understood": the play as an entry in a contest of dramatic performances forming part of a religious festival honoring Dionysus, the relationship between politics and art in fifth-century B.C. Athens, and the fact that no other playwrights survive intact. While the analyses are sound, Zimmermann treads an already well-worn path. Only the largest university collections will want to add this work. For institutions with limited book funds or without a graduate program in classical studies, The Cambridge History of Classical Literature , Vol. 1: Greek Literature ( LJ 12/85) will suffice.
- Marjorie F. MacKenzie, Seattle
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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