Story patterns in Greek tragedy
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Author
Publication
1964 - University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Language
English
Word Count
26,500 words, Guess
Page Count
106 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5909092M
- OCLC Control Number87842874
- OCLC Control Number1724
- OCLC Control Number307505
- OCLC Control Numberisbn_9780485110654
and 1 more
- Library of Congress Control Number64010298
Classifications
- DDC882.09
- LCCPA3133 .L3
Description
"When Aristotle said that tragedy is an imitation of action, he meant that apart from other purposes and interests tragedy always acts out a story. With this definition in mind, the author examines the most important story patterns found in Greek tragedy. He asks: What are the most important story patterns found in Greek drama? What stories were available for the use of poets like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides? What did tradition require, permit or forbid them to use? Bringing in many related elements of Greek tragedy, the author defines each of the story patterns suitable to the genre -- tracing the roots to the folklore and myths of ancient Greece." -- Back cover.
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