| Description |
1 online resource (112 pages) |
| Series |
The Greek tragedy in new translations |
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Greek tragedy in new translations
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| Contents |
Introduction; Rhesos; Notes on the Text; Glossary; A; B; D; E; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; Z |
| Summary |
The story of a futile quest for knowledge, this ancient anti-war drama is one of the neglected plays within the corpus of Greek tragedy. Euripides' shortest tragic work, Rhesos is unique in lacking a prologue, provoking some scholars to the conclusion that the beginning of the play has been lost. In this exciting translation, Rhesos is no longer treated as a derivative Euripidean work, but rather as the tightly-knit tragedy of knowledge it really is. A drama in which profound problems of fate and free will come alive, Rhesos is also an exploration of the perversion of values that come as the r |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Rhesus, King of Thrace (Legendary character) fast |
| Subject |
Rhesus (Legendary character) -- Drama
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Trojan War -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Braun, Richard Emil
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| LC no. |
91029622 |
| ISBN |
9780199729630 |
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0199729638 |
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1280441380 |
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9781280441387 |
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1423735226 |
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9781423735229 |
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1601298617 |
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9781601298614 |
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