Euripides: Hippolytus

Informationen zum Autor Sophie Mills Klappentext Hippolytus is generally acknowledged to be one of Euripides' finest tragedies, for the construction of its plot, its use of language and its memorable characterisations of Phaedra and Hippolytus. Furthermore, it asks serious and disturbing questions about the influence of divinity on human lives. Sophie Mills considers these and many other themes in detail, setting the play in its mythological, cultural and historical contexts. She also includes discussions of major trends in interpretations of the play and of subsequent adaptations of the Hippolytus story, from Seneca to Mary Renault and beyond.The Hippolytus is one of Euripides’ finest tragedies, and this book sets the play in its mythological, cultural and historical contexts. Zusammenfassung "Hippolytus" is generally acknowledged to be one of Euripides' finest tragedies. Sophie Mills considers its themes in detail, setting the play in its mythological, cultural and historical contexts. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Euripides and His World2. Tragedy and the Hippolytus Story3. A Summary of the Play4. The Major Themes of the Play5. Critical Views of Euripides and Hippolytus6. The Afterlife of HippolytusNotesGuide to Further ReadingBibliographyGlossaryChronologyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Sophie Mills
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2002
• EAN: 9780715629741
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-2974-1
• No. of pages: 144
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 214 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Companions to Greek and Roman; Companions to Greek and Roman
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies