Euripides' "Alcestis" - Narrative, Myth, and Religion

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.

About the author

A. Markantonatos, University of the Peloponnese, Kalamata.

Product details

• Authors: Andreas Markantonatos
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2013
• EAN: 9783110330854
• ISBN: 978-3-11-033085-4
• No. of pages: 223
• Dimensions: 162 mm x 19 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 474 g
• Series: Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte; Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte; ISSN
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Classical linguistics / literary studies