Euripides and the poetics of nostalgia / Gary S. Meltzer.
Branded by critics from Aristophanes to Nietzsche as sophistic, iconoclastic, and sensationalistic, Euripides has long been held responsible for the demise of Greek tragedy. Despite this reputation, his drama has a fundamentally conservative character. It conveys nostalgia for an idealized age that...
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| Language: | English |
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2006.
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| Summary: | Branded by critics from Aristophanes to Nietzsche as sophistic, iconoclastic, and sensationalistic, Euripides has long been held responsible for the demise of Greek tragedy. Despite this reputation, his drama has a fundamentally conservative character. It conveys nostalgia for an idealized age that still respected the gods and traditional codes of conduct. Using deconstructionist and feminist theory, this 2006 book investigates the theme of the lost voice of truth and justice in four Euripidean tragedies. The plays' unstable mix of longing for a transcendent voice of truth and skeptical analysis not only epitomizes the discursive practice of Euripides' era but also speaks to our postmodern condition. The book sheds light on the source of the playwright's tragic power and enduring appeal, revealing the surprising relevance of his works for our own day. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 266 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-240) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0511249993 9780511249990 9780511250507 0511250509 9780511248931 0511248938 1280703512 9781280703515 9786610703517 6610703515 9780511497780 0511497784 9780521858731 0521858739 9781107407251 1107407257 1107167078 9781107167070 0511318537 9780511318535 0511249489 9780511249488 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511497780 |