Author: Arthur Woollgar VerrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama (Tragedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Euripides, the Rationalist
Author: Arthur Woollgar VerrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama (Tragedy)
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Rationalist Criticism of Greek Tragedy
Author: James E. FordPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739112199
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Literary critical revolutions-radical shifts in interpretation and evaluation of literary works and their authors-are among the most interesting of cultural phenomena. In order to gain greater understanding of the mechanisms of all critical revolutions, Rationalist Criticism in Greek Tragedy examines the late nineteenth-century 'rehabilitation' of Euripides. Some of the factors which contributed to the Euripidean revolution are well known, but one which is not-one which has been generally forgotten, when it has not actually been denied-is the role of Rationalist Criticism. Rationalist Criticism, founded and dominated by infamous Cambridge University Classicist and English scholar A. W. Verrall, was generally deprecated by mainstream classicists when it first appeared, and those who happen to come upon it today tend to treat it dismissively-a tendency the great classicist Eduard Fraenkel thought 'should be strongly resisted.' The influence of Rationalist Criticism-inside and outside of classical studies-has been much greater than has been generally supposed. James E. Ford makes the case for the larger significance of what Verrall and the Rationalist Critics were doing within the history not just of Euripidean criticism but of literary studies generally. Ford reads the rationalists on their own terms, drawing on the disciplines of the history of scholarship and the history and theory of literary criticism making this study unique. It should appeal to anyone interested in intellectual history, especially instances of significant intellectual changes (a la Kuhnian revolutions), and, especially, changes in the interpretation and evaluation of authors and their works. The work should be of specific interest to classicists, academic historians, and critical theorists.
Euripides, the Rationalist
Author: Arthur Woollgar VerrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
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Euripides
Author: Arthur Woollgar VerrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Euripides
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Euripides the Rationalist
Author: Arthur Woollgar VerrallPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Euripides
Author: Isabelle TorrancePublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786735385
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Sophocles, Aeschylus and Euripides are often described as the greatest tragedians of the ancient world. Of these three pivotal founders of modern drama, Euripides is characterized as the interloper and the innovator: the man who put tragic verse into the mouths of slaves, women and the socially inferior in order to address vital social issues such as sex, class and gender relations. It is perhaps little wonder that his work should find such resonance in the modern day. In this concise introduction, Isabelle Torrance engages with the thematic, cultural and scholarly difficulties that surround his plays to demonstrate why Euripides remains a figure of perennial relevance. Addressing here issues of social context, performance theory, fifth-century philosophy and religion, textual criticism and reception, the author presents an astute and attractively-written guide to the Euripidean corpus – from the widely read and celebrated Medea to the lesser-known and deeply ambiguous Alcestis.
Euripides
Author: A. W. VerrallEuripides' Escape-Tragedies
Author: Matthew WrightPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199274517
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
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Essays on Euripidean Drama
Author: Gilbert NorwoodPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 212
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The Good, the Bad and the Ancient
Author: Sue MathesonPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476646104
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Although Americans are no longer compelled to learn Greek and Latin, classical ideals remain embedded in American law and politics, philosophy, oratory, history and especially popular culture. In the Western genre, many film and television directors (such as John Ford, Raoul Walsh, Howard Hawks, Anthony Mann and Sam Peckinpah) have drawn inspiration from antiquity, and the classical values and influences in their work have shaped our conceptions of the West for years. This thought-provoking, first-of-its-kind collection of essays celebrates, affirms and critiques the West's relationship with the classical world. Explored are films like Cheyenne Autumn, The Wild Bunch, The Track of the Cat, Trooper Hook, The Furies, Heaven's Gate, and Slow West, as well as serials like Gunsmoke and Lonesome Dove.