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This is an invaluable introduction to ancient Greek tragedy which discusses every surviving play in detail and provides all the background information necessary
The Music of Tragedy
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The Music of Tragedy offers a new approach to the study of classical Greek theater by examining the use of musical language, imagery, and performance in the lat
Off-Stage Groups in Athenian Drama
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Pages: 262
Authors: Alexandra Hardwick
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Type: BOOK - Published: 2024-01-17 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Despite the crucial roles they often play, no study yet compares the off-stage assemblies, armies, and populations found in surviving Athenian dramatic works. C
Tragedy Offstage
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Authors: Rachel Hall Sternberg
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Law's Cosmos
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Authors: Victoria Wohl
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Recent literary-critical work in legal studies reads law as a genre of literature, noting that Western law originated as a branch of rhetoric in classical Greec