Greek Tragedy: Suffering Under the Sun

by Edith Hall

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This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the background information necessary for understanding the context and content of the plays. Edith Hall argues that the essential feature of the genre is that it always depicts terrible human suffering and death, but in a way that invites philosophical enquiry into their causes and effects, This enquiry was played out in the...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0199232512

ISBN13:9780199232512

Release Date:February 2010

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:432 Pages

Weight:1.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 5.5" x 8.7"

Related Subjects

Drama Literary Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction

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