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Inventing the Barbarian: Greek Self-Definition through Tragedy (Oxford Classical Monographs)
Inventing the Barbarian Greek SelfDefinition through Tragedy - Oxford Classical Monographs
Author: Nancy Coffelt, Edith Hall
Incest, polygamy, murder, sacrilege, impalement, castration, female power, and despotism are some of the images used by Athenian tragedians to define the non-Greek, "barbarian" world. This book explains for the first time the reasons behind their singular fascination with barbarians. Edith Hall sets the Greek plays against the historical backg...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198148951
ISBN-10: 019814895X
Publication Date: 1/4/1990
Pages: 296
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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