Wisdom And Folly In Euripides
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Author | : Poulheria Kyriakou |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2016-03-07 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3110452286 |
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A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject of a book-length study. The volume aims at filling this gap. Virtually all Euripidean characters, from gods to slaves, are subject to some aspect of folly and claim at least some measure of wisdom. The playwright’s sophisticated handling of the tradition and the pervasive ambiguity in his work add extra layers of complexity. Wisdom and folly become inextricably intertwined, as gods pursue their agendas and mortal characters struggle to control their destiny, deal with their troubles, confront their past, and chart their future. Their amoral or immoral behavior and various limitations often affect also their families and communities. Leading international scholars discuss wisdom and folly from various thematic angles and theoretical perspectives. A final section deals with the polarity’s reception in vase-painting and literature. The result is a wealth of fresh insights into moral, social and historical issues. The volume is of interest to students and scholars of classical drama and its reception, of philosophy, and of rhetoric
Author | : Poulheria Kyriakou |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 2016-03-07 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 3110453142 |
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A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject of a book-length study. The volume aims at filling this gap. Virtually all Euripidean characters, from gods to slaves, are subject to some aspect of folly and claim at least some measure of wisdom. The playwright’s sophisticated handling of the tradition and the pervasive ambiguity in his work add extra layers of complexity. Wisdom and folly become inextricably intertwined, as gods pursue their agendas and mortal characters struggle to control their destiny, deal with their troubles, confront their past, and chart their future. Their amoral or immoral behavior and various limitations often affect also their families and communities. Leading international scholars discuss wisdom and folly from various thematic angles and theoretical perspectives. A final section deals with the polarity’s reception in vase-painting and literature. The result is a wealth of fresh insights into moral, social and historical issues. The volume is of interest to students and scholars of classical drama and its reception, of philosophy, and of rhetoric
Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 438 |
Release | : 1902 |
Genre | : Greek drama |
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Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 2 |
Release | : 1943 |
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Download What Else is Wisdom, what of Man's Endeavour Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Isabelle Torrance |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2019-01-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1786735385 |
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Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides are often described as the greatest tragedians of the ancient world. Of these three pivotal founders of modern drama, Euripides is characterized as the interloper and the innovator: the man who put tragic verse into the mouths of slaves, women and the socially inferior in order to address vital social issues such as sex, class and gender relations. It is perhaps little wonder that his work should find such resonance in the modern day. In this concise introduction, Isabelle Torrance engages with the thematic, cultural and scholarly difficulties that surround his plays to demonstrate why Euripides remains a figure of perennial relevance. Addressing here issues of social context, performance theory, fifth-century philosophy and religion, textual criticism and reception, the author presents an astute and attractively-written guide to the Euripidean corpus – from the widely read and celebrated Medea to the lesser-known and deeply ambiguous Alcestis.
Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 102 |
Release | : 1916 |
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Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 432 |
Release | : 1865 |
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Download The tragedies of Euripides, literally tr. or revised with critical and explanatory notes, by T.A. Buckley Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1912 |
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Author | : Joshua Billings |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2024-06-04 |
Genre | : Greek drama |
ISBN | : 0691225079 |
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A bold new reconception of ancient Greek drama as a mode of philosophical thinking The Philosophical Stage offers an innovative approach to ancient Greek literature and thought that places drama at the heart of intellectual history. Drawing on evidence from tragedy and comedy, Joshua Billings shines new light on the development of early Greek philosophy, arguing that drama is our best source for understanding the intellectual culture of classical Athens. In this incisive book, Billings recasts classical Greek intellectual history as a conversation across discourses and demonstrates the significance of dramatic reflections on widely shared theoretical questions. He argues that neither "literature" nor "philosophy" was a defined category in the fifth century BCE, and develops a method of reading dramatic form as a structured investigation of issues at the heart of the emerging discipline of philosophy. A breathtaking work of intellectual history by one of today's most original classical scholars, The Philosophical Stage presents a novel approach to ancient drama and sets a path for a renewed understanding of early Greek thought.
Author | : Euripides |
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Total Pages | : 528 |
Release | : 1898 |
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