Euripides' "Alcestis" : : Narrative, Myth, and Religion / / Andreas Markantonatos.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Classics and Near East Studies 2000-2014 (EN)
• VerfasserIn: Markantonatos, Andreas,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2013]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte , 112
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (223 p.)

This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Narrative, Myth, and Religion -- Chapter 2. Narrative -- Chapter 3. Myth -- Chapter 4. Religion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Greek Words -- Index of Alcestis Passages