Euripides and the gods /

Although readers continue to believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the nature and sometimes even the existence of the gods, and that through his dramas he sought to reveal the flaws in the traditional religious beliefs of his own time, this book argues that instead of seeking to under...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Lefkowitz, Mary R.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Zusammenfassung:
Although readers continue to believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the nature and sometimes even the existence of the gods, and that through his dramas he sought to reveal the flaws in the traditional religious beliefs of his own time, this book argues that instead of seeking to undermine ancient religion, Euripides is describing with a brutal realism what the gods are like, and reminding his mortal audience of the limitations of human understanding.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
ISBN:
0-19-062360-8
0-19-046310-4
0-19-046311-2
Schlagworte:
Euripides > Religion.
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