{"product_id":"9781405121606","title":"Greek Tragedy","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBlackwell Introductions to the Classical World\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eGreek Tragedy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNancy Sorkin Rabinowitz\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ Ancient \u0026amp; Classical\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e sets ancient tragedy into its original theatrical, political and ritual context and applies modern critical approaches to understanding why tragedy continues to interest modern audiences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn engaging introduction to Greek tragedy, its history, and its reception in the contemporary world with suggested readings for further study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines tragedy’s relationship to democracy, religion, and myth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores contemporary approaches to scholarship, including structuralist, psychoanalytic, and feminist theory\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a thorough examination of contemporary performance practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed readings of selected plays\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eNancy Sorkin Rabinowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is the Margaret Bundy Scott Professor of Comparative Literature at Hamilton College, where she teaches tragedy, modern drama, and nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnxiety Veiled: Euripides and the Traffic in Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), as well as the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFeminist Theory and the Classics\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eAmong Women: From the Homosocial to the Homoerotic in the Ancient World \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), and \u003ci\u003eWomen on the Edge: Four Plays by Euripides\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), for which she translated Euripides’ \u003ci\u003eAlcestis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 March 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405121606\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e231\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379011809420,"sku":"9781405121606","price":113.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405121606_52068309-e44a-4de4-926a-455e0ed51922.jpg?v=1780100668","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405121606","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}