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Pollution and crisis in Greek tragedy
Pollution is ubiquitous in Greek tragedy: matricidal Orestes seeks purification at Apollo's shrine in Delphi; carrion from Polyneices' unburied corpse fills the altars of Thebes; delirious Phaedra suffers from a 'pollution of the mind'. This book undertakes the first detailed analysis of the important role which pollution and its counterparts - purity and purification - play in tragedy. It argues that pollution is central in the negotiation of tragic crises, fulfilling a diverse array of functions by virtue of its qualities and associations, from making sense of adversity to configuring civic identity in the encounter of self and other. While primarily a literary study providing close readings of several key plays, the book also provides important new perspectives on pollution. It will appeal to a broad range of scholars and students not only in Classics and literary studies, but also in the study of religions and anthropology.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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9781107044463
1107044464
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24 cm
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xiii, 278 Seiten
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First published
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Freie Universität Berlin, Dissertation, 2012
- Keyword
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Griechisch
Tragödie
Kultische Reinheit
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Veröffentlichung
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Cambridge
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Cambridge University Press
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[2015]
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- Hochschulschrift
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- Meinel, Fabian
- Cambridge University Press
Time of origin
- [2015]
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