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2. Euripides' Muse of Sorrows and the Artifice of Tragic Pleasure
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Euripides' Muse of Sorrows and the Artifice of Tragic Pleasure 13
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Alcestis
- 3. Cold Delight: Art, Death, and Transgression of Genre 37
- 4. Female Death and Male Tears 51
- 5. Admetus' Divided House: Spatial Dichotomies and Gender Roles 73
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Hippolytus
- 6. Language, Signs, and Gender 89
- 7. Theater, Ritual, and Commemoration 110
- 8. Confusion and Concealment: Vision, Hope, and Tragic Knowledge 136
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Hecuba
- 9. Golden Armor and Servile Robes: Heroism and Metamorphosis 157
- 10. Violence and the Other: Greek, Female, and Barbarian 170
- 11. Law and Universals 191
- 12. The Problem of the Gods 214
- 13. Conclusion: Euripides' Songs of Sorrow 227
- Notes 237
- Bibliography 283
- Index 303
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Euripides' Muse of Sorrows and the Artifice of Tragic Pleasure 13
-
Alcestis
- 3. Cold Delight: Art, Death, and Transgression of Genre 37
- 4. Female Death and Male Tears 51
- 5. Admetus' Divided House: Spatial Dichotomies and Gender Roles 73
-
Hippolytus
- 6. Language, Signs, and Gender 89
- 7. Theater, Ritual, and Commemoration 110
- 8. Confusion and Concealment: Vision, Hope, and Tragic Knowledge 136
-
Hecuba
- 9. Golden Armor and Servile Robes: Heroism and Metamorphosis 157
- 10. Violence and the Other: Greek, Female, and Barbarian 170
- 11. Law and Universals 191
- 12. The Problem of the Gods 214
- 13. Conclusion: Euripides' Songs of Sorrow 227
- Notes 237
- Bibliography 283
- Index 303