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Euripides: Alcestis

Euripides: Alcestis

Conacher, Desmond
Conacher, Desmond

Paperback

Series: Aris & Phillips Classical Texts

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ISBN10: 0856682357
ISBN13: 9780856682353
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: Jan 15 1988
Pages: 193
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.20 Depth: 8.42
Language: English

The theme of Euripides' Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles' heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of virtue rewarded, in this case twice rewarded. The Alcestis is the only tragedy which we know to have been produced in the position usually allotted (at the Athenian tragic festivals) to the semi-comic satyr-play. Like a satyr-play, it has a happy ending but does the poet intend his audience to interpret the play in quite such simple terms? Opinions differ widely but the ironic, slightly mocking tone of the play suggests, at least to some critics, that more sombre meanings may lie beneath the surface of this beautifully constructed little masterpiece. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary. For this second edition, the General Bibliography has been updated, with major revision and expansion.

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