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Dionysiac Poetics and Euripides' Bacchae: Expanded Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Segal, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 069101597X ISBN-13: 9780691015972 Publisher: Princeton University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 1997 Annotation: In his play "Bacchae", Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination. Thus Euripides explores what in tragedy is able to reach beyond the social and historical context from which tragedy itself rises. This volume presents the argument that the Dionysiac poetics of the play characterize a world view and an art form that can admit logical contradictions and hold them in suspension. |
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BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Drama |
Dewey: 882.01 |
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 6.16" W x 9.14" L (1.38 lbs) 440 pages |
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Publisher Description: In his play Bacchae, Euripides chooses as his central figure the god who crosses the boundaries among god, man, and beast, between reality and imagination, and between art and madness. In so doing, he explores what in tragedy is able to reach beyond the social, ritual, and historical context from which tragedy itself rises. Charles Segal's reading of Euripides' Bacchae builds gradually from concrete details of cult, setting, and imagery to the work's implications for the nature of myth, language, and theater. This volume presents the argument that the Dionysiac poetics of the play characterize a world view and an art form that can admit logical contradictions and hold them in suspension. |
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