| Euripides: Ion Contributor(s): Swift, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0715637444 ISBN-13: 9780715637449 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2008 Annotation: A literary interpretation of Euripides' Ion, combining a detailed study of the play's main themes with a consideration of its cultural contexts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) |
| Dewey: 882 |
| Series: Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.54" W x 8.47" (0.37 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Euripides' Ion is the story of a young man's search for his identity, and a woman's attempt to come to terms with her past. Through the story of a divine rape and its consequences, it asks questions about the justice of the gods and the nature of parenthood, encouraging its audience to consider contemporary concerns through the filter of traditional myth. This detailed study outlines the pre-history and later reception of the Ion myth, and provides a literary interpretation of the play's main themes, aiming to combine analysis of the text with a consideration of its cultural contexts. Chapters on religion, family, and national identity investigate how Euripides handles these issues in the light of the values of his day, and a chapter on genre discusses the play's upbeat ending and explores how we should define tragedy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Swift, Laura: - Laura Swift is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University, UK. Her published titles include The Hidden Chorus (2010) and Euripides: Ion (Bloomsbury 2008). |