Why Athens? C

Book Overview

This collection of fourteen essays and six short responses reconsiders Greek tragedy as a reflection of Athenian political culture. The contributors try to avoid making the controversial assumption that the politics of tragedy were of simple relevance to the Athenian democracy. Instead, they look for other ways to explain the Athenianness of tragedy. These include: the polyphonic discourse of tragedy; the presentation of Athens in some plays (and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199562326
• ISBN13: 9780199562329
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 494 Pages
• Weight: 1.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.5"