Download or read book Euripides Alcestis written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcestis written by Katharine Beutner and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of The Song of Achilles, a queer and fiercely feminist retelling of a little-known Greek myth: the ultimate story of sacrifice and forbidden desire—now in a deluxe reissue. In Greek myth, Alcestis is known as the ideal wife; she loved her husband so much that she died and went to the Underworld in his place. But who was Alcestis before she was married? Other than her love for Admetus, what circumstances led her to make this ultimate sacrifice? And what happened to her in the three days she spent in the Underworld? Katharine Beutner’s lush, emotionally devastating debut explores the magical reality of Ancient Greece, where gods attend weddings and the afterlife is just a river away, as Alcestis goes on a heroine’s journey from sheltered princess to self-actualized savior—redefining love and discovering her own power. Giving an achingly beautiful voice to the most misunderstood wives of Greek mythology, Alcestis is the Underworld as you’ve never seen it before. This deluxe edition features discussion questions, a craft essay, and a bonus short story.
Download or read book The Alcestis of Euripides written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcestis written by Theodore Dwight Woolsey and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcestis is a Greek tragedy originally written by Euripides, which has been translated by Theodore Dwight Woolsey in this edition. It is a story of love and sacrifice in ancient Greek mythology This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Alcestis written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcestisby Euripides430 BCETranslated by Richard AldingtonAlcestis or Alceste, was a princess in Greek mythology, known for her love of her husband. Her story was popularized in Euripides's tragedy Alcestis.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
Download or read book Euripides Alcestis written by Andreas Markantonatos and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2013-10-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.
Download or read book Alcestis written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Greek Myth and the Bible written by Bruce Louden and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Gilgamesh epic, we have known that the Bible imports narratives from outside of Israelite culture, refiguring them for its own audience. Only more recently, however, has come the realization that Greek culture is also a prominent source of biblical narratives. Greek Myth and the Bible argues that classical mythological literature and the biblical texts were composed in a dialogic relationship. Louden examines a variety of Greek myths from a range of sources, analyzing parallels between biblical episodes and Hesiod, Euripides, Argonautic myth, selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and Homeric epic. This fascinating volume offers a starting point for debate and discussion of these cultural and literary exchanges and adaptations in the wider Mediterranean world and will be an invaluable resource to students of the Hebrew Bible and the influence of Greek myth.
Download or read book The Alcestis of Euripides Classic Reprint written by Euripides Euripides and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Alcestis of Euripides The plot of the play turns on the well-known myth of Apollo serving in the guise of a mortal man in the house of Admetus, King of Pherae in Thessaly, and in return for the kindness received from that prince, obtaining from the Fates a release from death for Admetus, on condition of some substitute being found. Upon which (to use the words of Plato, p. R 79 C) Alcestis so far exceeded Admetus' parents in affection through her love, that she made them appear aliens to their son and related only in name. And in consenting to die for him she was thought both by gods and men to have done so noble a deed, that although many others had performed many honourable exploits, to her almost alone the gods gave this special prerogative, viz., the permission that her soul might return from Hades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Alcestis of Euripides written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1837 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alcestis written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It was first produced at the City Dionysia festival in 438 BCE. Euripides presented it as the final part of a tetralogy of unconnected plays in the competition of tragedies, for which he won second prize; this arrangement was exceptional, as the fourth part was normally a satyr play. Its ambiguous, tragicomic tone-which may be "cheerfully romantic" or "bitterly ironic"-has earned it the label of a "problem play."] Alcestis is, possibly excepting the Rhesus, the oldest surviving work by Euripides, although at the time of its first performance he had been producing plays for 17 years. Check out our other books at www.dogstailbooks.co.uk
Download or read book The Alcestis of Euripides written by Euripides and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-09-06 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Alcestis of Euripides By Euripides Alcestis is an Athenian tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. It was first produced at the City Dionysia festival in 438 BCE. Euripides presented it as the final part of a tetralogy of unconnected plays in the competition of tragedies, for which he won second prize; this arrangement was exceptional, as the fourth part was normally a satyr play. Its ambiguous, tragicomic tone-which may be "cheerfully romantic" or "bitterly ironic"-has earned it the label of a "problem play." Alcestis is, possibly excepting the Rhesus, the oldest surviving work by Euripides, although at the time of its first performance he had been producing plays for 17 years. Long before the start of the play, King Admetus was granted by the Fates the privilege of living past the allotted time of his death. The Fates were persuaded to allow this by the god Apollo (who got them drunk). This unusual bargain was struck after Apollo was exiled from Olympus for nine years and spent the time in the service of the Thessalian king, a man renowned for his hospitality who treated Apollo well. Apollo wishes to repay Admetus' hospitality and offers him freedom from death. The gift, however, comes with a price: Admetus must find someone to take his place when Death comes to claim him. The time of Admetus' death comes and he still has not found a willing substitute. His father, Pheres, is unwilling to step in and thinks that it is ludicrous that he should be asked to give up the life he enjoys so much as part of this strange deal. Finally, Admetus' devoted wife Alcestis agrees to be taken in his place because she wishes not to leave her children fatherless or be bereft of her lover. At the start of the play, she is close to death.
Download or read book The Alcestis of Euripides written by Euripides and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Euripides Alcestis written by Niall W. Slater and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Alcestis, the title character sacrifices her own life to save that of her husband, Admetus, when he is presented with the opportunity to have someone die in his place. Alcestis compresses within itself both tragedy and its apparent reversal, staging in the process fascinating questions about gender roles, family loyalties, the nature of heroism, and the role of commemoration. Alcestis is Euripides's earliest complete work and his only surviving play from the period preceding the outbreak of the Peloponnesian War. Currently dominant post-structuralist models of Greek tragedy focus on its 'oppositional' role in the discourse of war and public values. This study challenges not only this politicised model of tragic discourse but also both traditional masculinist and more recent feminist readings of the discourse and performance of gender in this remarkable play. The play survived in the performance repertoire of antiquity into the Roman period. Euripides' version strongly influenced the reception of the myth through the middles ages into the Renaissance, and the story enjoyed a lively afterlife through opera. Alcestis' contested reception in the last two centuries charts our changing understanding of tragedy. Niall Slater's study explores the reception and afterlife of the play, as well as its main themes, the myth before the play, the play's historical and social context and the central developments in modern criticism.
Download or read book Alcestis written by Euripides and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Download or read book Alcestis in the Underworld written by Nina Murray and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In myth, Alcestis descends to the Underworld in place of her husband, a king, so he may continue to rule the living. On her return, she and her family live, presumably, happily ever after. But she's learned things no one else knows. Alcestis in the Underworld echoes the poet's life in Moscow as a U.S. diplomat, after growing up in USSR Ukraine.
Download or read book Alcestis Medea Hippolytus written by Euripides and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new volume of three of Euripides' most celebrated plays offers graceful, economical, metrical translations that convey the wide range of effects of the playwright's verse, from the idiomatic speech of its dialogue to the high formality of its choral odes.
