Greek Tragedy and the Historian

By: Pelling, Christopher

Tragedy was central to the experience of being a fifth-century Athenian citizen. Tragedy explored fundamental issues of religion, of ethics, of civic ideology, and we should expect it to be a central source for the reconstruction and analysis of the Athenian thought and world. This collection of eleven papers investigates the methods and pitfalls of using tragedy to illuminate fifth-century thought, culture, and society.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198149875
• ISBN13: 9780198149873
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"