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Euripides and the poetics of nostalgia /

Branded by critics from Aristophanes to Nietzsche as sophistic, iconoclastic, and sensationalistic, Euripides has long been held responsible for the demise of Greek tragedy. Despite this reputation, his drama has a fundamentally conservative character. It conveys nostalgia for an idealized age that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Meltzer, Gary S., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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