Hellenic Whispers : Modes of Greek Literary Influence in Seventeenth-Century French Drama
Greek literature Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) French drama Literature LITERARY CRITICISM TRAVEL Criticism, interpretation, etc sähkökirjat
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
2013
EISBN 9783035305395
Cover; Contents; Preface; Note on Quotations and Translations; Tables and Figures; Introduction; Chapter 1 Greek Tragedy and Seventeenth-Century Dramatists: Overview; Chapter 2 Transmissions and Other Influences; Chapter 3 Iphigenia in Tauris; Chapter 4 Iphigenia in Aulis; Chapter 5 Trojan Women / Andromache; Conclusions; Select Bibliography; Select Index of Passages; Index.
Hellenic Whispers builds a picture of how Greek literature was received and reworked by the authors of seventeenth-century French tragedy. Using case studies, the author establishes a new methodology for exploring the variety of responses and creative processes involved in these encounters with classical Greek material. The book explores the complex interactions surrounding these adaptations of Greek dramatic material, involving the input of scribes, editors, translators and earlier authors, and asks the important question of what these dramatists conceived of themselves as doing. Focusing on.
Hellenic Whispers builds a picture of how Greek literature was received and reworked by the authors of seventeenth-century French tragedy. Using case studies, the author establishes a new methodology for exploring the variety of responses and creative processes involved in these encounters with classical Greek material. The book explores the complex interactions surrounding these adaptations of Greek dramatic material, involving the input of scribes, editors, translators and earlier authors, and asks the important question of what these dramatists conceived of themselves as doing. Focusing on.
