Euripides’Andromache, a Choral Tragedy
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Greek tragedy, Euripides, chorus function, epic-tragic background, couples/trios.
Abstract
Andromache is a choral tragedy because the singular role of the chorus in the whole play and because in its plot there is a group of couples/trios, which lead the course of a very productive epic-dramatic sagas in the cultural and literary Greek tradition; two women faced, Andromache and Hermione, are the main characters of these couples/trios. It is also a choral tragedy because both parts involved in the greatest mythic war of the Antiquity achieve their fi nal destiny.Downloads
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2013-03-14
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Morenilla Talens C. (2013). Euripides’Andromache, a Choral Tragedy. Cuadernos de Filología Clásica. Estudios griegos e indoeuropeos, 23, 143-168. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_CFCG.2013.v23.41546
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