| # | Author | Title | Format | Pages | Release | Publisher | Genre |
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| 77 | Jean-Pierre Vernant, Pierre Vidal-Naquet | Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece | Trade Paperback | 538 | 01 Aug 1990 | Zone Books | Classical Studies |
Myth and Tragedy in Ancient Greece Jean-Pierre Vernant, Pierre Vidal-NaquetDateAdded: 05 Dec 2006 Summary: Jean-Pierre Vernant and Pierre Vidal-Naquet are leaders in a contemporary French classical scholarship that has produced a stunning reconfiguration of Greek thought and literature. Here they provide a disturbing and decidedly nonclassical reading of Greek myth and tragedy and the relationship between them. Jean-Pierre Vernant is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Study of Ancient Religions at the College de France in Paris. Pierre Vidal-Naquet is Director of Studies and Professor of Sociology at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris.
Subjects
Ancient - General Ancient, Classical & Medieval General Greek drama (Tragedy) History - General History History and criticism Mythology, Greek, in literatur Mythology, Greek, in literature Philosophy Ancient Greece European history: BCE to c 500 CE Myths & mythology Philosophy / General |
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| 78 | P. E. Easterling | The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy | Trade Paperback | 410 | 01 Oct 1997 | Cambridge University Press | Classical Studies |
The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy P. E. EasterlingEditor: P. E. Easterling ReaderRating: 3.5 (3 votes) DateAdded: 05 Dec 2006 Summary: This book presents ancient Greek tragedy in the context of late-twentieth-century reading, criticism and performance. The twelve chapters, written by seven distinguished scholars, cover tragedy as an institution in the civic life of ancient Athens, a range of approaches to the surviving plays, and changing patterns of reception, adaptation and performance from antiquity to the present.
Subjects
Ancient and Classical Ancient, Classical & Medieval Drama General Greece Greek drama (Tragedy) History History and criticism Literary Criticism Literature - Classics / Criticism Mythology, Greek, in literatur Mythology, Greek, in literature Reference Theater To 500 Ancient (Classical) Greek Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism Language Arts & Disciplines / General Literary studies: classical, early & medieval Plays & playwrights |
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