Euripides' "Alcestis": Narrative, Myth, and Religion
- ISBN-10
- 3110330970
- ISBN-13
- 9783110330977
- Category
- Literary Criticism
- Pages
- 235
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-10-14
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- Author
- Andreas Markantonatos
Description
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.
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