{"product_id":"a-companion-to-greek-tragedy-isbn-9781405175494","title":"A Companion to Greek Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eComprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNote on Contributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Editions xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Contexts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Fifth-Century Athenian History and Tragedy 3\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaula Debnar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tragedy and Religion: The Problem of Origins 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScott Scullion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Dithyramb, Comedy, and Satyr-Play 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBernd Seidensticker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Tragedy’s Teaching 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Croally\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Tragedy and the Early Greek Philosophical Tradition 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Allan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Tragedy, Rhetoric, and Performance Culture 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher Pelling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Pictures of Tragedy? 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJocelyn Penny Small\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Elements 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Myth 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael J. Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Beginnings and Endings 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah H. Roberts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Lyric 149\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLuigi Battezzato\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Episodes 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael R. Halleran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Music 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Theatrical Production 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Davidson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Approaches 213\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Aeschylean Tragedy 215\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuzanne Sa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eïd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Sophoclean Tragedy 233\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Scodel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Euripidean Tragedy 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJustina Gregory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Lost Tragedies: A Survey 271\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Cropp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Tragedy and Anthropology 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristiane Sourvinou-Inwood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Values 305\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouglas Cairns\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 The Gods 321\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald Mastronarde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Authority Figures 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Griffith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Women’s Voices 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudith Mossman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Marginal Figures 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMary Ebbott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Reception 377\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Text and Transmission 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kovacs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Learning from Suffering: Ancient Responses to Tragedy 394\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Halliwell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Polis and Empire: Greek Tragedy in Rome 413\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVassiliki Panoussi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Italian Reception of Greek Tragedy 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSalvatore Di Maria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Nietzsche on Greek Tragedy and the Tragic 444\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert Henrichs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Greek Tragedy and Western Perceptions of Actors and Acting 459\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsmene Lada-Richards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 The Theater of Innumerable Faces 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerman Altena\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy 490\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Woodruff\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 505\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContents ix\u003c\/p\u003e  ?This is a good guide to Greek tragedy. It makes agreeable reading during which one can learn a lot from the various aspects of this genre.? (\u003ci\u003eSHT Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, October 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"This book is an impressive achievement, and will be of permanent value to everyone interested in Greek drama. The editor has done an excellent job in finding exactly the right scholar for each topic, including many leading experts from all over the world. Every chapter is lucid and informative, and each has a valuable guide to further reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Lloyd, University College Dublin\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e?This book should earn itself a place as a principal reference tool for a wide range of courses in Greek tragedy; it offers a solid synthesis for specialist and nonspecialist alike of the many and vexed issues the subject presents.?\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This new volume, like others in the excellent Blackwell's 'Companion' series, stands apart from the crowd. It is not just a boring re-hash of well-known material but a superb, lively, genuinely stimulating collection of essays which make the plays come alive. Reading this book is rather like listening to a series of cracking lectures by some of the best scholars in the business ... This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will surely become required reading for university students who want an accessible but learned introduction to the texts. The essays are (without exception) so well written and entertaining that they can also be recommended to actors, producers, audience members, and general readers. It is well edited and attractively produced.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"There is no lack of good reference works on Greek tragedy. None the less, Gregory?s Blackwell companion is a very welcome addition ? There can be no doubt that the volume will establish itself as extremely useful for many students of Greek Tragedy. Most school and university libraries will want a copy.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of Classics Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a substancial and well-planned collection ... most chapters are heavily referenced, and so provide a good point of entry to the scholarly literature.\" \u003ci\u003eGreece and Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is obviously intended as a reference work and will be a very valuable addition to library shelves of universities with students of Classical Civilisation. In fact, several contributions are truly excellent and will undoubtedly serve as introductory reference points for a long time\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScholia Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJustina Gregory\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Smith College. Her books include \u003ci\u003eEuripides and the Instruction of the Athenians\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), a commentary on Euripides’ \u003ci\u003eHecuba\u003c\/i\u003e (1999), and a translation of \u003ci\u003eAesop’s Fables\u003c\/i\u003e (1975).  \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Greek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume comprises 31 essays written by an international cohort of scholars. The essays are organized into four sections. The opening section on Contexts surveys Greek tragedy’s historical, religious, political, and artistic background. A section on Elements follows, examining the genre’s structural components. A section on Approaches presents a series of essays exemplifying particular lines of enquiry; and the final section on Reception traces the interpretative tradition from ancient to modern times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the volume, all ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear, making the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e accessible to those without detailed knowledge of the language or the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988608368869,"sku":"NP9781405175494","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405175494.jpg?v=1761780956","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/a-companion-to-greek-tragedy-isbn-9781405175494","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}