Marriage to Death : The Conflation of Wedding and Funeral Rituals in Greek Tragedy

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The link between weddings and death--as found in dramas ranging from Romeo and Juliet to Lorca's Blood Wedding--plays a central role in the action of many Greek tragedies. Female characters such as Kassandra, Antigone, and Helen enact and refer to significant parts of wedding and funeral rites,...

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Autor principal: Rehm, Rush
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Weddings in literature.
Marriage customs and rites in literature.
Greek drama (Tragedy)
Funeral rites and ceremonies in literature.
Death in literature.
HISTORY > Ancient > Greece.
DRAMA > Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Mort dans la litterature.
Noces dans la litterature.
Tragedie grecque > Histoire et critique.
Greek drama (Tragedy) > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 9780691606736_FChigh; ISBN_Web; Contents; 5 From Death Bed to Marriage Bed: Sophokles' Trachiniae; 8 Following Persephone: Euripides' Supplices and Helen

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