{"product_id":"greek-tragedy-isbn-9781405121613","title":"Greek Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for further study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines tragedy’s relationship to democracy, religion, and myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a thorough examination of contemporary performance practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed readings of selected plays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Tragedy in Its Athenian Context\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 What Was Tragedy?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefinitions of Tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Did It Do?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhere Did It Come From?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Were the Plays Performed?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tragedy and the Polis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDemocracy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpire and Hegemony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance Setting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferentiality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNothing to Do with the City?.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Tragedy and Greek Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDionysos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSacred Time and Space.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitual Practice in Tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek Gods and Mortals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedy and Myth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Bacchai.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Thematic Approaches.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 War and Empire.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAeschylus’ Persians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAeschylus’ Oresteia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Iphigeneia at Aulis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Family Romance and Revenge in the House of Atreus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Elektra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophocles’ Elektra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Victims and Victimizers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Trojan Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Hekabe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuripides’ Medea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The King and I.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophocles’ Antigone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannos.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Epilogue: Modern Performances (with Sue Blundell).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e  “Engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, … Greek Tragedy is written in an informal, appealing style … .Rabinowitz is able to lead the reader quickly to the central issues of a play, often with reference to key terms or ideas already brought up in the ‘context’ chapters, and then to explore those ideas as pairs of irreconcilables in a way consistent with her overall emphasis on the ambivalences, ambiguities, and unresolved problems tragedy poses to ancient and modern audiences alike.” (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, December 2008)  \u003cp\u003e“As a supplement … [it’s] a vein of gold. [The author’s] nuanced familiarity with every aspect of the topic of Greek drama is breath-taking.” (\u003ci\u003eAbout.com\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003ci\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNancy Sorkin Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature at Hamilton College, where she teaches tragedy, modern drama, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnxiety Veiled: Euripides and the Traffic in Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFeminist Theory and the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eAmong Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), and \u003ci\u003eWomen on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), for which she translated Euripides’ \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e.  This is an engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world. Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political, and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. \u003cp\u003ePresenting multiple perspectives and addressing the significant topics in the field, this comprehensive book examines tragedy's relationship to Athenian democracy, religion, and myth. It explores how contemporary approaches to scholarship – including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory – have changed the study and reception of Greek tragedy. Providing a thorough examination of ancient performance practices, and including detailed readings of selected plays, this text explores tragedy’s ideology and effects, illuminating the reasons why Greek tragedy continues to be a subject of consequence to the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e  “A new approach to a popular subject offering readings of some of the best-known Attic tragedies in both their ancient and modern contexts. The author's application of contemporary debates and issues to the ancient material is refreshing and stimulating. This book has much to offer.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e–Fiona McHardy, Roehampton University\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989311013093,"sku":"NP9781405121613","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405121613.jpg?v=1761783619","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/greek-tragedy-isbn-9781405121613","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}