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Euripides: Suppliant Women

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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A group of Argive women has come to Eleusis to ask King Theseus and his city of Athens to bring about the burial of their sons who are being denied it by their Theban conquerors. Theseus is confronted with a challenge which at first he declines to take up, but then does so magnificently. The range of the play's debate is astonishing. It contains one of the Ur-texts of political theory. It explores social and religious themes. It deals with the concept of a just war, with the family, and with the role and behaviour of women. Above all it sets before us the education of Theseus, showing us movingly how this great hero is transformed into a great man. Greek text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-12-20
Mått147 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAris & Phillips Classical Texts
Antal sidor268
FörlagLiverpool University Press
ISBN9780856687846
ÖversättareJames Morwood

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General Editor's ForewordEditor's PrefaceIntroduction:1. Plot, themes and motifs2. Politics and character3a. King Theseus and democratic Athens3b. Theseus, Herakles and Kimon4. Athenian funeral encomia and Adrastos' oration5. The play's geography5a. Eleusis5b. Thebes5c. Argos6. The myth and its reception7. Date8. The text and translationBibliography and Abbreviations for Suppliant WomenMap: The Greece of the playSuppliant Women: Greek text with parallel translationCommentaryAppendix: The Argive women and Athenian mourning legislationGeneral BibliographyIndex