Wisdom and Folly in Euripides

Published by De Gruyter 2016

Wisdom and Folly in Euripides

Edited by: Poulheria Kyriakou and Antonios Rengakos

Volume 31 in the series Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110453140

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About this book

A major, defining polarity in Euripidean drama, wisdom and folly, has never so far been the subject of a book-length study. The volume aims at filling this gap. Virtually all Euripidean characters, from gods to slaves, are subject to some aspect of folly and claim at least some measure of wisdom. The playwright’s sophisticated handling of the tradition and the pervasive ambiguity in his work add extra layers of complexity. Wisdom and folly become inextricably intertwined, as gods pursue their agendas and mortal characters struggle to control their destiny, deal with their troubles, confront their past, and chart their future. Their amoral or immoral behavior and various limitations often affect also their families and communities. Leading international scholars discuss wisdom and folly from various thematic angles and theoretical perspectives. A final section deals with the polarity’s reception in vase-painting and literature. The result is a wealth of fresh insights into moral, social and historical issues. The volume is of interest to students and scholars of classical drama and its reception, of philosophy, and of rhetoric

Author / Editor information

Poulheria Kyriakou and Antonios Rengakos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Reviews

"This volume contains some valuable treatments of individual plays and topics [...]"
Michael Lloyd in: Gnomon Bd. 90, 2018: 260-262

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
I. General
Euripides the Antiquarian Luigi Battezzato Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
Euripides-Poet of irritations Martin Hose Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
Gods wise and foolish: Euripides and Greek literature from Homer to Plutarch G.O. Hutchinson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
‘Rightly does Aphrodite’s Name begin with aphrosune’: Gods and Men between Wisdom and Folly Maria Serena Mirto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Wisdom from Slaves Ruth Scodel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
II. Individual Plays
Hearth and Home in Euripides’ Alcestis Laura McClure Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
The Wisdom of Jason John Gibert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
The Education of Hippolytus Justina Gregory Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Wisdom, Nobility, and Families in Andromache Poulheria Kyriakou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	137
Wisdom through Experience: Theseus and Adrastus in Euripides’ Suppliant Women Katerina Synodinou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
‘Sail with your fortune’: Wisdom and Defeat in Euripides’ Trojan Women Andrea Rodighiero Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
The Significance of Numbers in Trojan Women Matthew Wright Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
The Delphic School of Government: Apollonian Wisdom and Athenian Folly in Euripides’ Ion Andreas Markantonatos Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Did Orestes Have a Conscience? Another Look at Sunesis in Euripides’ Orestes David Konstan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Madness Narrative in Euripides’ Bacchae Anna Lamari Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
The Language of Wisdom in Sophokles’ Philoktetes and Euripides’ Bacchae Seth L. Schein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257
The Figure of Teiresias in Euripides’ Bacchae Bernd Seidensticker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	275
The Bacchae: Manipulation and Destruction Davide Susanetti Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Mistaken Identity in Euripides’ Ino P. J. Finglass Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
III. Reception
Whatever Happened to Euripides’ Lekythion (Frogs 1198–1247)? David Sansone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	319
Euripidean Frenzy goes to Rome: The Case of Roman Comedy and Novel Thalia Papadopoulou Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
The Leopard-skin of Heracles: traditional wisdom and untraditional madness in a Ghanaian Alcestis Barbara Goff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	347
New Evidence for Euripides’ (?) Alkmene: Another Look at a South Italian Vase-Painting Michalis Tiverios Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	365
List of Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Publications by Daniel Iakov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	419
Index of Terms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	423
Index of Passages Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	431

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: All those interested in classical Drama, especially in Euripides.
Pages
- Front matter: 10
- Main content: 445
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 3
Keywords: Tragedy; Euripides; Wisdom; Folly

eBook

Published: March 7, 2016
ISBN: 9783110453140

Hardcover

Published: March 7, 2016
ISBN: 9783110452259