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Author Wilson, John Richard, compilor.

Title Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis; a collection of critical essays / Edited by John R. Wilson.

Publication Info. Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall [1968]

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  888 E89YWA    Check Shelf
Description iv, 122 pages ; 21 cm.
Series Twentieth century interpretations
A Spectrum book.
Twentieth century interpretations.
Bibliography Bibliography: pages 121-122. Bibliographical footnotes.
Summary Essays to help you understand and appreciate Eupidipes' play, Alcestis.
Contents The myth and its adaptation / D.J. Conacher -- Greek tragicomedy / Hazel E. Barnes -- "Conversion" in Eurpidies / William Arrowsmith -- The ironic structure in Alcestis / Wesley D. Smith -- Euripides' Alcestis / D.M. Jones -- The chorus and Admetus / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer -- Heracles and Pheres / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer -- The happy ending of Alcestis / Kurt von Fritz -- The mute Alcestis / Erna P. Trammell -- Alcestic and The cocktail party / Robert B. Heilman -- The turbulence of Euripidean tragedy -- An inverted tragedy / Richmond Lattimore -- The importance of Admetus / Ivan M. Linforth -- Rhetoric and characterization / A.M. Dale -- The rose of the house / Hans Diller -- Hospitality (Xenia) / Richmond Lattimore -- A convention of Greek tragedy / Thomas G. Rosenmeyer -- The Agon / William Arrowsmith -- On beating death / Robert B. Heilman -- Charis (Grace) in Eliot and Euripides / Kenneth J. Reckford.
Subject Euripides. Alcestis.
Alcestis (Greek mythology) in literature.
Women and literature -- Greece.
Tragedy.
Added Title Euripides' Alcestis.
Other Form: Online version: Wilson, John Richard. Twentieth century interpretations of Euripides' Alcestis. Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1968] (OCoLC)646859226
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