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" Euripides : "
Ian C. Storey
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BL
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704451
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b526640
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| Main Entry
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Storey, Ian Christopher,1946-
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| Title & Author
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Euripides : : Suppliant women /\ Ian C. Storey
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Duckworth,, 2008
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| Series Statement
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Duckworth companions to Greek and Roman tragedy
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160 pages :: maps ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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071563626X
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: 9780715636268
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-153) and index
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| Abstract
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"Euripides' Suppliant Women is an unfairly neglected master work by the most controversial of the three great tragedians of Ancient Greece. It dramatises the story of one of the proudest moments in Athenian mythical history: the intervention of Theseus in support of international law to force the burial of the Argive dead at Thebes. But Euripides adds new characters to the story and presents the myth in a different and sometimes ambiguous light. A sense of uncertainty and undercutting pervades this play, which dramatises the sufferings of the innocent in war and then at the end foretells more war. As well as presenting a scene-by-scene analysis, this book will discuss the date and background of the play, whether people and events from contemporary Athens can be glimpsed in the drama; the problems of staging, and finally the story in later tradition."--BOOK JACKET
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| Subject
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Euripides., Supplices
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| Dewey Classification
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882.01
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PA3973.S93.S76 2008
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| Parallel Title
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Suppliant women
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