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Literary Criticism General

Euripides: Alcestis

by (author) D. Conacher

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2004
Category
General

  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780856682353
    Publish Date
    Jan 2004
    List Price
    $49.50

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The theme of Euripides' Alcestis blends the primitive folk-tale of the self-sacrificing bride, Alcestis, and of Heracles' heroic struggles with the ogre Death, with a morality tale of "virtue rewarded", in this case twice rewarded.

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Contributor Notes

D. Conacher is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Trinity College, University of Toronto.