{"product_id":"greek-tragedy-paperback","title":"Greek Tragedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Sorkin Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for further study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines tragedy's relationship to democracy, religion, and myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a thorough examination of contemporary performance practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed readings of selected plays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world. Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political, and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting multiple perspectives and addressing the significant topics in the field, this comprehensive book examines tragedy's relationship to Athenian democracy, religion, and myth. It explores how contemporary approaches to scholarship - including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory - have changed the study and reception of Greek tragedy. Providing a thorough examination of ancient performance practices, and including detailed readings of selected plays, this text explores tragedy's ideology and effects, illuminating the reasons why Greek tragedy continues to be a subject of consequence to the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Sorkin Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature at Hamilton College, where she teaches tragedy, modern drama, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnxiety Veiled: Euripides and the Traffic in Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFeminist Theory and the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eAmong Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), and \u003ci\u003eWomen on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), for which she translated Euripides' \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45731326820549,"sku":"9781405121613","price":74.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/cTdIZkRFUS94Ly8vMmdkR3JsL1Y3UT09.webp?v=1769796737","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/greek-tragedy-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}