Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis : a collection of critical essays /

Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis : a collection of critical essays /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1968]
Description:	iv, 122 pages 21 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Twentieth century interpretations A Spectrum book Twentieth century interpretations. Spectrum book.
Subject:	Euripides. -- Alcestis. Alcestis, -- Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae -- In literature. Alcestis, -- Queen, consort of Admetus, King of Pherae Alcestis (Euripides) Women and literature -- Greece. Tragedy. Literature Tragedy Women and literature Greece Tragedy. Tragedies (Drama) Tragedies (Drama)
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1208175

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Other title:	Euripides' Alcestis.
Other authors / contributors:	Wilson, John Richard, editor.
ISBN:	0132918803 9780132918800
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122. Bibliographical footnotes).
Summary:	Essays to help you understand and appreciate Eupidipes' play, Alcestis.
Other form:	Online version: Wilson, John Richard. Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1968]
Standard no.:	6435503 3544748 +LCX

Table of Contents:

The myth and its adaptation / D. J. Conacher
Greek tragicomedy / Hazel E. Barnes
"Conversion" in Euripides / William Arrowsmith
The ironic structure in Alcestis / Wesley D. Smith
Euripides' Alcestis / D.M. Jones
The chorus and Admetus / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer
Heracles and Pheres / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer
The happy ending of Alcestis / Kurt von Fritz
The mute Alcestis / Erna P. Trammell
Alcestic and The cocktail party / Robert B. Heilman
The turbulence of Euripidean tragedy
An inverted tragedy / Richmond Lattimore
The importance of Admetus / Ivan M. Linforth
Rhetoric and characterization / A. M. Dale
The rose of the house / Hans Diller
Hospitality (Xenia) / Richmond Lattimore
A convention of Greek tragedy / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer
The Agon / William Arrowsmith
On beating death / Robert B. Heilman
Charis (Grace) in Eliot and Euripides / Kenneth J. Reckford.