Reciprocity and Ritual. Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State. - SEAFORD, R.,

Homer and Tragedy in the Developing City-State (Clarendon Paperbacks)

KORTE INHOUD

'This is a passionately and lucidly argued book that brings together S.'s work over many years in a bold synthetic vision, a vision not only of the historical developement of tragedy as ritual but also of tragedy's representation of ritual. (...) Here is a book not afraid of the broad scope or of extended argumentation. Above all, it demonstrates a profound sense that the move from Homer to tragedy - no less than the process of state formation - encompasses not merely political chnage or literary development, but a cultural shift which affects every level of society and which must be studied through these different levels and their interrelationships. (...) yet along with this admirable commitment, scope and learning come some equally worrying tendencies. In particular, S. often lacks not so much nuance as any sense of proportion in his attempt to fit so much conflicting evidence into a strong schema. (...) This is an important book that will provoke strong disagreement as well as admiration - but even in dis...
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1995Uitgever: Clarendon Press474 paginasISBN-10: 0198150369ISBN-13: 9780198150367

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