Euripides' Alcestis: Narrative, Myth, and Religion

By Andreas Markantonatos

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides' Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110330857
• ISBN13: 9783110330854
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary