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Euripides: Ion (Duckworth Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Laura Swift
Publisher: Duckworth Publishers
Category: Book
List Price: $24.00
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Sales Rank: 429367
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 127
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0715637444
Dewey Decimal Number: 882.01
EAN: 9780715637449
ASIN: 0715637444
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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Euripidesa Ion is the story of a young manas search for his identity, and a womanas attempt to come to terms with her past. Through the story of a divine rape and its consequences, it asks questions about the justice of the gods and the nature of parenthood, encouraging its audience to consider contemporary concerns through the filter of traditional myth. This book outlines the pre-history and later reception of the Ion myth, and provides a literary interpretation of the playas main themes. It aims to combine a detailed study of the text with a consideration of its cultural contexts. Chapters on religion, family, and national identity analyse how Euripides handles these issues in the light of the values of his day, and investigate the playas relationship to contemporary debates. The playas patriotic ending is discussed in relation to the political climate of the late fifth century, and Athensa struggle to maintain her empire. The book also explores the playas upbeat ending and atragi-comica tone, and discusses Greek concepts of genre and our understanding of what constitutes tragedy
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