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13. THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS

  • John Ferguson
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A Companion to Greek Tragedy
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© 2021 University of Texas Press

© 2021 University of Texas Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. I BACKGROUND
  5. 1. ORIGINS 3
  6. 2. THE AUDIENCE AND THE THEATER 12
  7. II THE TRAGEDIES OF AESCHYLUS
  8. 3. AESCHYLUS 29
  9. 4. THE MEN OF PERSIA 37
  10. 5. SEVEN AGAINST THEBES 49
  11. 6. THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN 62
  12. 7. AGAMEMNON 74
  13. 8. THE LIBATION BEARERS 90
  14. 9. THE KINDLY GODDESSES 101
  15. 10. PROMETHEUS BOUND 111
  16. III THE TRAGEDIES OF SOPHOCLES
  17. 11. SOPHOCLES 127
  18. 12. AJAX 134
  19. 13. THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS 150
  20. 14. ANTIGONE 163
  21. 15. KING OEDIPUS 180
  22. 16. PHILOCTETES 198
  23. 17. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS 214
  24. IV THE TRAGEDIES OF EURIPIDES
  25. 18. EURIPIDES 235
  26. 19. MEDEA 247
  27. 20. HERACLES'S CHILDREN 265
  28. 21. HIPPOLYTUS 276
  29. 22. HECABE 294
  30. 23. THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN 306
  31. 24. ANDROMACHE 317
  32. 25. THE WOMEN OF TROY 335
  33. 26. ION 351
  34. 27. HERACLES 367
  35. 28. ELECTRA 381
  36. 29. IPHIGENEIA AMONG THE TAURIANS 396
  37. 30. HELEN 412
  38. 31. THE WOMEN OF PHOENICIA 429
  39. 32. IPHIGENEIA AT AULIS 449
  40. 33. THE BACCHANTS 465
  41. V AN ANONYMOUS TRAGEDY
  42. 34. RHESUS 487
  43. VI SATYRIC AND PRO-SATYRIC PLAYS
  44. 35. THE SATYR PLAY 503
  45. 36. SOPHOCLES: THE TRACKERS 507
  46. 37. EURIPIDES: ALCESTIS 512
  47. 38. EURIPIDES: THE CYCLOPS 524
  48. 39. SOPHOCLES: ELECTRA 535
  49. 40. EURIPIDES: ORESTES 550
  50. GREEK VOCABULARY 569
  51. BIBLIOGRAPHY 573
  52. INDEX 605
https://doi.org/10.7560/710009-014

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. I BACKGROUND
  5. 1. ORIGINS 3
  6. 2. THE AUDIENCE AND THE THEATER 12
  7. II THE TRAGEDIES OF AESCHYLUS
  8. 3. AESCHYLUS 29
  9. 4. THE MEN OF PERSIA 37
  10. 5. SEVEN AGAINST THEBES 49
  11. 6. THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN 62
  12. 7. AGAMEMNON 74
  13. 8. THE LIBATION BEARERS 90
  14. 9. THE KINDLY GODDESSES 101
  15. 10. PROMETHEUS BOUND 111
  16. III THE TRAGEDIES OF SOPHOCLES
  17. 11. SOPHOCLES 127
  18. 12. AJAX 134
  19. 13. THE WOMEN OF TRACHIS 150
  20. 14. ANTIGONE 163
  21. 15. KING OEDIPUS 180
  22. 16. PHILOCTETES 198
  23. 17. OEDIPUS AT COLONUS 214
  24. IV THE TRAGEDIES OF EURIPIDES
  25. 18. EURIPIDES 235
  26. 19. MEDEA 247
  27. 20. HERACLES'S CHILDREN 265
  28. 21. HIPPOLYTUS 276
  29. 22. HECABE 294
  30. 23. THE SUPPLIANT WOMEN 306
  31. 24. ANDROMACHE 317
  32. 25. THE WOMEN OF TROY 335
  33. 26. ION 351
  34. 27. HERACLES 367
  35. 28. ELECTRA 381
  36. 29. IPHIGENEIA AMONG THE TAURIANS 396
  37. 30. HELEN 412
  38. 31. THE WOMEN OF PHOENICIA 429
  39. 32. IPHIGENEIA AT AULIS 449
  40. 33. THE BACCHANTS 465
  41. V AN ANONYMOUS TRAGEDY
  42. 34. RHESUS 487
  43. VI SATYRIC AND PRO-SATYRIC PLAYS
  44. 35. THE SATYR PLAY 503
  45. 36. SOPHOCLES: THE TRACKERS 507
  46. 37. EURIPIDES: ALCESTIS 512
  47. 38. EURIPIDES: THE CYCLOPS 524
  48. 39. SOPHOCLES: ELECTRA 535
  49. 40. EURIPIDES: ORESTES 550
  50. GREEK VOCABULARY 569
  51. BIBLIOGRAPHY 573
  52. INDEX 605
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