Marriage to Death : The Conflation of Wedding and Funeral Rituals in Greek Tragedy
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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Princeton :
Princeton University Press,
2019.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 9780691606736_FChigh; ISBN_Web; Contents; 5 From Death Bed to Marriage Bed: Sophokles' Trachiniae; 8 Following Persephone: Euripides' Supplices and Helen


