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Eight leading contemporary interpreters of Classical Greek tragedy here explore its relation - convergence and divergence - with ideas of the Archaic Period. Prominent are the nature and possibility of divine justice, the influence of the gods on humans, fate and human responsibility, the instability of fortune, the principle of alternation, hybris and ate , the inheritance of guilt and suffering. Other themes are tragedy's relation with Presocratic philosophy, and the interplay between 'Archaic' features of the genre and fifth-century ethical and political thought. Here is a powerful case for the importance of Archaic thought not only in the evolution of the tragic genre but also for developed features of the Classical tragedians' art. Along with three papers on Aeschylus, four on Sophocles, and one on Euripides, there is an extensive introduction by the editor.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Tragedy and Archaic Greek Thought
• Author: D. L. Cairns
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9781905125579
• ISBN: 1905125577
• ID: 05025012
• Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
• Weight: 692 g
• Dimensions: 234 × 154 × 19 mm
• Date of publishing: 07. February 2013

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