Euripides' Alcestis narrative, myth, and religion / Andreas Markantonatos.
| Author/creator | Markantonatos, Andreas |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Berlin : De Gruyter, [2013] |
| Description | x, 223 pages ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ; Band 112 Untersuchungen zur antiken Literatur und Geschichte ; Bd. 112. ^A316915 |
| Contents | Narrative, myth, and religion: Introduction -- Tragic storytelling: form and content -- Tragic worlds: narrating the Athenian polis -- Euripides' Alcestis: narrative and interpretation -- Narrative: Introduction -- Death is death is death: narrating a world of perennial suffering -- Myth: Introduction -- Mythological intertextuality: Alcestis and Heracles -- Prophecy, theory, action: the making of a hero -- Religion: Introduction -- Death is death is life: Eleusinian Orphism and moral courage -- Death is death is life: Alcestis, Athens, and mystical salvation. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-216) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013035189 |
| ISBN | 9783110330854 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |