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Euripides: Alcestis
D. J. Conacher
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Paperback. The theme of Euripides' Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles' heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of "virtue rewarded", in this case twice rewarded. Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; DD; DSBB; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 212 x 150 x 12. Weight in Grams: 274.
The theme of Euripides’ Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles’ heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of “virtue rewarded”, in this case twice rewarded. The Alcestis is the only tragedy which we know to have been produced in the position usually allotted (at the Athenian tragic festivals) to the semi-comic “satyr-play”. Like a satyr-play, it has a happy ending but does the poet intend his audience to interpret the play in quite such simple terms? Opinions differ widely but the ironic, slightly mocking tone of the play suggests, at ... Read more
The theme of Euripides’ Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles’ heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of “virtue rewarded”, in this case twice rewarded. The Alcestis is the only tragedy which we know to have been produced in the position usually allotted (at the Athenian tragic festivals) to the semi-comic “satyr-play”. Like a satyr-play, it has a happy ending but does the poet intend his audience to interpret the play in quite such simple terms? Opinions differ widely but the ironic, slightly mocking tone of the play suggests, at ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Aris & Phillips Classical Texts
Number of Pages
193
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856682353
SKU
V9780856682353
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About D. J. Conacher
†D. J. Conacher was Professor Emeritus in the Department of Classics at the University of Toronto, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and Honorary President of the Classical Association of Canada. His publications include Aeschylus: The Earlier Plays and Related Studies (University of Toronto Press, 1996), Aeschylus' Oresteia: a Literary Commentary (University of Toronto Press, 1989), Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound: ... Read more
Reviews for Euripides: Alcestis
‘The introduction is informative, sensible and perceptive… commentary is up to date, learned, informative and often perceptive.’ JACT