The agon in Euripides
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Word Count
36,250 words, Guess
Page Count
145 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1550724M
- ISBN-100198147783
- OCLC Control Number24429971
- Library of Congress Control Number91030461
- Goodreads675217
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- LibraryThing6155356
Classifications
- DDC882/.01
- LCCPA3978 .L6 1992
Description
"This book is a study of the agon, or formal debate, in Euripides' tragedies. In these scenes, two characters confront each other, sometimes before an arbitrator or judge, and make long speeches as if they were opponents in a lawcourt. An agon is to be found in most of Euripides' extant plays, and is often of crucial importance in representing the central conflict of the play. Many of Euripides' most characteristic features are to be found in these scenes--including rhetorical skill, brilliance in argument, and interest in philosophy. This book offers a general account of the formal debate in Euripides, including a contrast with the agon in Sophocles, and contains an extended discussion of Euripides' relationship to fifth-century rhetorical theory and practice. The main body of the book, however, is devoted to interpretations of the more important agones, giving special attention to their dramatic context and function."--BOOK JACKET.
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