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Crisis on Stage: Tragedy and Comedy in Late Fifth-Century Athens

By Andreas Markantonatos , Bernhard Zimmermann

Book information

Publisher
de Gruyter
Year
2011
ISBN
3110269600, 9783110269604
ISSN
1868-4785
Google Books ID
GOLwt2p5PccC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5869633 bytes)
Series
Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes 13
Pages
XVI+504\521
Topic
Literature
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2013-04-14 19:27:22

Description

This volume explores the relationships between masterworks of Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes and critical events of Athenian history, by bringing together international scholars with expertise on different aspects of ancient theatre. It raises questions about how tragic and comic plays composed in late fifth century mirror the acute political and social crisis unfolding in Athens in the wake of the military catastrophe in 413 BCE and the oligarchic revolution in 411 BCE. It is of particular interest to seasoned classical scholars as well as to those interested in Greek drama and Athenian history.

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