Children of Oedipus, and Other Essays on the Imitation of Greek Tragedy, 1550-1800

These essays deal with the uses of Greek tragedy by European playwrights between the Renaissance and the Romantic period. While the individual essays include discussions of plays, they aim at isolating the strategies of adaptation and patterns of transformation shared by the different writers as heirs to a common dramatic tradition.

About the author

MARTIN MUELLER is a professor of English and comparative literature at Northwestern University.

Summary

These essays deal with the uses of Greek tragedy by European playwrights between the Renaissance and the Romantic period. While the individual essays include discussions of plays, they aim at isolating the strategies of adaptation and patterns of transformation shared by the different writers as heirs to a common dramatic tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Mueller
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9780802063816
• ISBN: 978-0-8020-6381-6
• No. of pages: 277
• Weight: 510 g
• Series: HERITAGE
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies