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This generous selection of published essays by the distinguished classicist Charles Segal represents over twenty years of critical inquiry into the questions of what Greek tragedy is and what it means for modern-day readers. Taken together, the essays reflect profound changes in the study of Greek t...

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Main Author: Segal, Charles, 1936-2002
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 1986.
Subjects:
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Mythology, Greek, in literature.
Tragédie grecque > Histoire et critique.
Mythologie grecque dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Ancient & Classical.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Aufsatzsammlung
Tragödie
Mythologie.
Grieks.
Klassieke oudheid.
Tragedies.
Griechisch.
Drama in Greek > Tragedies, to ca 500 - Critical studies
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This generous selection of published essays by the distinguished classicist Charles Segal represents over twenty years of critical inquiry into the questions of what Greek tragedy is and what it means for modern-day readers. Taken together, the essays reflect profound changes in the study of Greek tragedy in the United States during this period-in particular, the increasing emphasis on myth, psychoanalytic interpretation, structuralism, and semiotics.
Item Description:Essays published over a period of twenty years.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 p.)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501746710
1501746715
9781501746703
1501746707