The Resource Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
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- Summary
- 'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' Hecuba is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential of revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense, and excitement. This, the first book-length study of the play in English, argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterization, and the beauty of its choral odes. The book also examines and seeks to explain the powerful influence of Hecuba in the Renaissance, and compares the play with English revenge tragedy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 283 pages
- Contents
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- 1. The Raw Material
- 2. Structure and Stagecraft
- 3. Chorus
- 4. Rhetoric and Characterization
- Excursus: Aristotle on Character
- 5. The Death of Polyxena
- 6. Hecuba's Revenge
- 7. Conclusion
- App. A: Text
- App. B: Polyxena and Polydorus
- App. C: Iconography
- Isbn
- 9780198147893
- Label
- Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
- Title
- Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' Hecuba is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential of revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense, and excitement. This, the first book-length study of the play in English, argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterization, and the beauty of its choral odes. The book also examines and seeks to explain the powerful influence of Hecuba in the Renaissance, and compares the play with English revenge tragedy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
- Cataloging source
- UkLiU
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mossman, Judith
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PA3973.H3
- LC item number
- M67 1995
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Series statement
- Oxford classical monographs
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Hecuba (Legendary character) in literature
- Trojan War
- Revenge in literature
- Tragedy
- Hecuba
- Euripides
- EURIPIDES. Hecuba
- Label
- Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-274) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Raw Material -- 2. Structure and Stagecraft -- 3. Chorus -- 4. Rhetoric and Characterization -- Excursus: Aristotle on Character -- 5. The Death of Polyxena -- 6. Hecuba's Revenge -- 7. Conclusion -- App. A: Text -- App. B: Polyxena and Polydorus -- App. C: Iconography
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 283 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198147893
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Wild justice: a study of Euripides' Hecuba
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 264-274) and indexes
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The Raw Material -- 2. Structure and Stagecraft -- 3. Chorus -- 4. Rhetoric and Characterization -- Excursus: Aristotle on Character -- 5. The Death of Polyxena -- 6. Hecuba's Revenge -- 7. Conclusion -- App. A: Text -- App. B: Polyxena and Polydorus -- App. C: Iconography
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 283 pages
- Isbn
- 9780198147893
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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