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- catalog abstract "'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' Hecuba is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential of revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense, and excitement. This, the first book-length study of the play in English, argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterization, and the beauty of its choral odes. The book also examines and seeks to explain the powerful influence of Hecuba in the Renaissance, and compares the play with English revenge tragedy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The thesis from which the book developed won the Hellenic Foundation Sixth Annual Award for the best doctoral thesis in ancient Greek literature and philosophy in the UK in 1992; and a penultimate draft won the Conington Prize for 1993.".
- catalog contributor b7333851.
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "'Revenge is a kind of wild justice ... ' (Francis Bacon). Euripides' Hecuba is dominated by the vengeance which Hecuba takes on the faithless Polymestor, and explores in a complex and profound manner the potential of revenge as a subject for tragedy. The sacrifice of Polyxena is in counterpoint to the revenge action; the whole is set in the chaotic aftermath of the fall of Troy. The combination of plots creates one of Euripides' most effective dramas, full of pathos, suspense, and excitement. This, the first book-length study of the play in English, argues that it has been greatly undervalued by critics who have failed to appreciate the power of its rhetoric, the subtlety of its characterization, and the beauty of its choral odes. The book also examines and seeks to explain the powerful influence of Hecuba in the Renaissance, and compares the play with English revenge tragedy of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.".
- catalog description "1. The Raw Material -- 2. Structure and Stagecraft -- 3. Chorus -- 4. Rhetoric and Characterization -- Excursus: Aristotle on Character -- 5. The Death of Polyxena -- 6. Hecuba's Revenge -- 7. Conclusion -- App. A: Text -- App. B: Polyxena and Polydorus -- App. C: Iconography.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [264]-274) and indexes.".
- catalog description "The thesis from which the book developed won the Hellenic Foundation Sixth Annual Award for the best doctoral thesis in ancient Greek literature and philosophy in the UK in 1992; and a penultimate draft won the Conington Prize for 1993.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 283 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Wild justice.".
- catalog identifier "0198147899 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Wild justice.".
- catalog isPartOf "Oxford classical monographs".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Wild justice.".
- catalog subject "882/.01 20".
- catalog subject "Euripides. Hecuba.".
- catalog subject "Hecuba (Legendary character) in literature.".
- catalog subject "Hecuba, Queen of Troy In literature.".
- catalog subject "PA3973.H3 M67 1995".
- catalog subject "Revenge in literature.".
- catalog subject "Tragedy.".
- catalog subject "Trojan War Literature and the war.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Raw Material -- 2. Structure and Stagecraft -- 3. Chorus -- 4. Rhetoric and Characterization -- Excursus: Aristotle on Character -- 5. The Death of Polyxena -- 6. Hecuba's Revenge -- 7. Conclusion -- App. A: Text -- App. B: Polyxena and Polydorus -- App. C: Iconography.".
- catalog title "Wild justice : a study of Euripides' Hecuba / Judith Mossman.".
- catalog type "text".