Helene P. Foley 
Ritual Irony [EPUB ebook] 
Poetry and Sacrifice in Euripides

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Ritual Irony is a critical study of four problematic later plays of Euripides: the Iphigenia in Aulis, the Phoenissae, the Heracles, and the Bacchae.

Examining Euripides’ representation of sacrificial ritual against the background of late fifth-century Athens, Helene P. Foley shows that each of these plays confronts directly the difficulty of making an archaic poetic tradition relevant to a democratic society. She explores the important mediating role played by choral poetry and ritual in the plays, asserting that Euripides’ sacrificial metaphors and ritual performances link an anachronistic mythic ideal with a world dominated by ‘chance’ or an incomprehensible divinity.
Foley utilizes the ideas and methodology of contemporary literary theory and symbolic anthropology, addressing issues central to the emerging dialogue between the two fields. Her conclusions have important implications for the study of Greek tragedy as a whole and for our understanding of Euripides’ tragic irony, his conception of religion, and the role of his choral odes.

Assuming no specialized knowledge, Ritual Irony is aimed at all readers of Euripidean tragedy. It will prove particularly valuable to students and scholars of classics, comparative literature, and symbolic anthropology.

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Helene P. Foley is Professor of Classical Studies at Barnard College, Columbia University.

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Taal Engels ● Formaat EPUB ● Pagina’s 288 ● ISBN 9781501740640 ● Bestandsgrootte 1.5 MB ● Uitgeverij Cornell University Press ● Stad Ithaca ● Land US ● Gepubliceerd 2019 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 8412757 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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