Interpreting Greek Tragedy: Myth, Poetry, Text

by Charles Segal

This generous selection of published essays by the distinguished classicist Charles Segal represents over twenty years of critical inquiry into the questions of what Greek tragedy is and what it means for modern-day readers. Taken together, the essays reflect profound changes in the study of Greek tragedy in the United States during this period-in particular, the increasing emphasis on myth, psychoanalytic interpretation, structuralism, and semiotics.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501746693
• ISBN13: 9781501746697
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher