Euripides' "Alcestis"

Narrative, Myth, and Religion

von Andreas Markantonatos

223 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

• Reihe: Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte
• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik Literaturwissenschaft, allgemein Antike, Klassik, Mittelalter
• ISBN: 9783110330854
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.09.2013
• Größe: 23 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: De Gruyter