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Metapoetry in Euripides

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Zusatztext In her [Torrance's] rich and intelligent study the numerous metapoetic features of Euripidean drama are scrupulously assembled and thoroughly analysed, with persuasive results ... The book should command an audience among scholars and advanced students, who will profit greatly from its intelligence and interest. Informationen zum Autor Isabelle Torrance is assistant Professor of Classics at the University of Notre Dame. She has published Aeschylus: Seven Against Thebes (2007) and several articles on Greek tragedy and its reception. Klappentext A detailed study of the self-conscious narrative devices within Euripidean drama and how these are interwoven with issues of thematic importance, social, theological, or political. Torrance argues that Euripides employed a complex system of metapoetic strategies in order to draw the audience's attention to the novelty of his compositions. Zusammenfassung A detailed study of the self-conscious narrative devices within Euripidean drama and how these are interwoven with issues of thematic importance, social, theological, or political. Torrance argues that Euripides employed a complex system of metapoetic strategies in order to draw the audience's attention to the novelty of his compositions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Illustrations Abbreviations Introduction 1: Euripides and the Oresteia 2: Intertextual Ekphrasis 3: Writing and Self-Conscious Mythopoiesis 4: The Trojan War 5: Tragedy, Comedy, and Euripides Conclusion Bibliography Index

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