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Euripides: Hecuba
Helene P. Foley
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Description for Euripides: Hecuba
Paperback. Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy. Num Pages: 160 pages, 5 bw illus. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB; DSG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
Chosen as one of the ten canonical plays by Euripides during the Hellenistic period in Greece, Hecuba was popular throughout Antiquity. The play also became part of the so-called 'Byzantine triad' of three plays of Euripides (along with Phoenician Women and Orestes) selected for study in school curricula, above all for the brilliance of its rhetorical speeches and quotable traditional wisdom. Translations into Latin and vernacular languages, as well as stage performances emerged early in the sixteenth century. The Renaissance admired the play for its representation of the extraordinary suffering and misfortunes of its newly-enslaved heroine, the former ... Read more
Chosen as one of the ten canonical plays by Euripides during the Hellenistic period in Greece, Hecuba was popular throughout Antiquity. The play also became part of the so-called 'Byzantine triad' of three plays of Euripides (along with Phoenician Women and Orestes) selected for study in school curricula, above all for the brilliance of its rhetorical speeches and quotable traditional wisdom. Translations into Latin and vernacular languages, as well as stage performances emerged early in the sixteenth century. The Renaissance admired the play for its representation of the extraordinary suffering and misfortunes of its newly-enslaved heroine, the former ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472569066
SKU
V9781472569066
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About Helene P. Foley
Helene P. Foley is Professor of Classics, Barnard College, Columbia University, USA. She is the author of books and articles on Greek epic and drama, on women and gender in Antiquity, and on modern performance and adaptation of Greek drama.
Reviews for Euripides: Hecuba
A short but thorough and well-researched overview of the main themes of the tragedy, as well as its historical background and performance history ... A readable introduction to Euripides' Hecuba, ideal for a spectator or a reader of the play in translation who is looking to delve a little deeper.
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