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Debating with the Eumenides : aspects of the reception of Greek tragedy in modern Greece /

Modern Greek national and cultural identities consist, to a considerable extent, of clusters of cultural memory, shaped by an ongoing dialogue with the classical past. Within this dialogue between modern Greece and classical antiquity, Greek tragedy takes pride of place. In this volume, ten scholars...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Liapēs, Vaios (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Modern Greek national and cultural identities consist, to a considerable extent, of clusters of cultural memory, shaped by an ongoing dialogue with the classical past. Within this dialogue between modern Greece and classical antiquity, Greek tragedy takes pride of place. In this volume, ten scholars from Cyprus, Greece, the United Kingdom and the United States explore the various ways in which Greek tragedy and tragic myth have been reimagined and rewritten in modern Greek drama and poetry. The book's extensive coverage includes major modern Greek authors, such as Cavafy, Seferis, and Ritsos,
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 250 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781527514676
1527514676