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Overview"In this accessible and beautifully written study of Euripides, the first study of all the plays of Euripides for thirty years, J. Michael Walton provides a wide-ranging appreciation of the playwright's entire canon. ""Euripides Our Contemporary"" treats these ancient dramas as vital engagements with issues of a moral, social, psychological, and political nature, as significant today as when the works were first performed. Walton moves with expert familiarity through all the plays, emphasizing what Euripides might have to say to us as our 'contemporary'. The book considers how Euripides finds parallels to ordinary life in the world of myth, how characters behave under extraordinary pressure and how personal responsibility may be absolved by circumstance, and discusses the nature of his theater, the great roles, and the playwrights most influenced by his work." Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Michael Walton (University of Hull)Publisher: University of California Press Imprint: University of California Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.049kg ISBN: 9780520261822ISBN 10: 0520261828 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 October 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviews[A] stimulating and enjoyable work. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Bmcr) [Walton's] easy familiarity with the material and his enthusiasm for the theatrical possibilities that Euripides continues to offer are infectious. --Comparative Drama [A] stimulating and enjoyable work. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review (Bmcr) [Walton's] easy familiarity with the material and his enthusiasm for the theatrical possibilities that Euripides continues to offer are infectious. --Comparative Drama [A] stimulating and enjoyable work. Bryn Mawr Classical Review (BMCR) 20110124 [Walton's] easy familiarity with the material and his enthusiasm for the theatrical possibilities that Euripides continues to offer are infectious. Comparative Drama 20110210 Author InformationJ. Michael Walton is a theater historian, translator, and director, and Emeritus Professor of Drama at the University of Hull. His books on Greek tragedy include Greek Theatre Practice, The Greek Sense of Theatre: Tragedy Revived, and Found in Translation: Greek Drama in English. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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