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- catalog abstract ""Modern scholars have followed Aristotle in noting the importance of philia (kinship or friendship) in Greek tragedy, especially the large number of plots in which kin harm or murder one another. More than half of the thirty-two extant tragedies focus on an act in which harm occurs or is about to occur among philoi who are blood kin. It appears, then, that kin killing does not merely occur in what Aristotle calls the "best" Greek tragedies; rather, it is a characteristic of the genre as a whole." "In Murder Among Friends, Elizabeth Belfiore supports this thesis with an in-depth examination of the crucial role of philia in Greek tragedy. Drawing on a wealth of evidence, she compares tragedy and epic, discusses the role of philia relationships within Greek literature and society, and analyzes in detail the pattern of violation of philia in five plays: Aeschylus' Suppliants, Sophocles' Philoctetes and Ajax, and Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris and Andromache."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11320336.
- catalog created "2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
- catalog description ""Modern scholars have followed Aristotle in noting the importance of philia (kinship or friendship) in Greek tragedy, especially the large number of plots in which kin harm or murder one another. More than half of the thirty-two extant tragedies focus on an act in which harm occurs or is about to occur among philoi who are blood kin. It appears, then, that kin killing does not merely occur in what Aristotle calls the "best" Greek tragedies; rather, it is a characteristic of the genre as a whole." "In Murder Among Friends, Elizabeth Belfiore supports this thesis with an in-depth examination of the crucial role of philia in Greek tragedy. Drawing on a wealth of evidence, she compares tragedy and epic, discusses the role of philia relationships within Greek literature and society, and analyzes in detail the pattern of violation of philia in five plays: Aeschylus' Suppliants, Sophocles' Philoctetes and Ajax, and Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris and Andromache."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "1. Philia Relationships and Greek Literature -- 2. Averting Fratricide: Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris -- 3. The Suppliant Bride: Io and the Danaids in Aiskhylos's Suppliants -- 4. A Token of Pain: Betrayal of Xenia in Sophokles' Philoktetes -- 5. Sleeping With the Enemy: Euripides' Andromakhe -- 6. Killing One's Closest Philos: Self-Slaughter in Sophokles' Aias -- App. A. Violation of Philia in the Extant Tragedies -- App. B. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Major Tragedians -- App. C. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Minor Tragedians.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.".
- catalog extent "xix, 282 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0195131495 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "882/.0109355 21".
- catalog subject "Families in literature.".
- catalog subject "Family in literature.".
- catalog subject "Friendship in literature.".
- catalog subject "Greek drama (Tragedy) History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Love in literature.".
- catalog subject "Murder in literature.".
- catalog subject "Mythology, Greek, in literature.".
- catalog subject "PA3136 .B45 2000".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Philia Relationships and Greek Literature -- 2. Averting Fratricide: Euripides' Iphigenia in Tauris -- 3. The Suppliant Bride: Io and the Danaids in Aiskhylos's Suppliants -- 4. A Token of Pain: Betrayal of Xenia in Sophokles' Philoktetes -- 5. Sleeping With the Enemy: Euripides' Andromakhe -- 6. Killing One's Closest Philos: Self-Slaughter in Sophokles' Aias -- App. A. Violation of Philia in the Extant Tragedies -- App. B. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Major Tragedians -- App. C. Violation of Philia in the Fragments of the Minor Tragedians.".
- catalog title "Murder among friends : violation of philia in Greek tragedy / Elizabeth S. Belfiore.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".