A Companion to Greek Tragedy
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
1. Edition August 2005
572 Pages, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-1-4051-0770-9
John Wiley & Sons
The Blackwell Companion to Greek Tragedy provides readers with a fundamental grounding in Greek tragedy, and also introduces them to the various methodologies and the lively critical dialogue that characterize the study of Greek tragedy today.
* Comprises 31 original essays by an international cast of contributors, including up-and-coming as well as distinguished senior scholars
* Pays attention to socio-political, textual, and performance aspects of Greek tragedy
* All ancient Greek is transliterated and translated, and technical terms are explained as they appear
* Includes suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter, and a generous and informative combined bibliography
List of Illustrations x
Note on Contributors xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xvi
Abbreviations and Editions xvii
PART I CONTEXTS 1
1 Fifth-Century Athenian History and Tragedy 3
Paula Debnar
2 Tragedy and Religion: The Problem of Origins 23
Scott Scullion
3 Dithyramb, Comedy, and Satyr-Play 38
Bernd Seidensticker
4 Tragedy's Teaching 55
Neil Croally
5 Tragedy and the Early Greek Philosophical Tradition 71
William Allan
6 Tragedy, Rhetoric, and Performance Culture 83
Christopher Pelling
7 Pictures of Tragedy? 103
Jocelyn Penny Small
PART II ELEMENTS 119
8 Myth 121
Michael J. Anderson
9 Beginnings and Endings 136
Deborah H. Roberts
10 Lyric 149
Luigi Battezzato
11 Episodes 167
Michael R. Halleran
12 Music 183
Peter Wilson
13 Theatrical Production 194
John Davidson
PART III APPROACHES 213
14 Aeschylean Tragedy 215
Suzanne Saïd
15 Sophoclean Tragedy 233
Ruth Scodel
16 Euripidean Tragedy 251
Justina Gregory
17 Lost Tragedies: A Survey 271
Martin Cropp
18 Tragedy and Anthropology 293
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood
19 Values 305
Douglas Cairns
20 The Gods 321
Donald Mastronarde
21 Authority Figures 333
Mark Griffith
22 Women's Voices 352
Judith Mossman
23 Marginal Figures 366
Mary Ebbott
PART IV RECEPTION 377
24 Text and Transmission 379
David Kovacs
25 Learning from Suffering: Ancient Responses to Tragedy
394
Stephen Halliwell
26 Polis and Empire: Greek Tragedy in Rome 413
Vassiliki Panoussi
27 Italian Reception of Greek Tragedy 428
Salvatore Di Maria
28 Nietzsche on Greek Tragedy and the Tragic 444
Albert Henrichs
29 Greek Tragedy and Western Perceptions of Actors and Acting
459
Ismene Lada-Richards
30 The Theater of Innumerable Faces 472
Herman Altena
31 Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy
490
Paul Woodruff
Bibliography 505
Index 541
Note on Contributors xi
Preface and Acknowledgments xvi
Abbreviations and Editions xvii
PART I CONTEXTS 1
1 Fifth-Century Athenian History and Tragedy 3
Paula Debnar
2 Tragedy and Religion: The Problem of Origins 23
Scott Scullion
3 Dithyramb, Comedy, and Satyr-Play 38
Bernd Seidensticker
4 Tragedy's Teaching 55
Neil Croally
5 Tragedy and the Early Greek Philosophical Tradition 71
William Allan
6 Tragedy, Rhetoric, and Performance Culture 83
Christopher Pelling
7 Pictures of Tragedy? 103
Jocelyn Penny Small
PART II ELEMENTS 119
8 Myth 121
Michael J. Anderson
9 Beginnings and Endings 136
Deborah H. Roberts
10 Lyric 149
Luigi Battezzato
11 Episodes 167
Michael R. Halleran
12 Music 183
Peter Wilson
13 Theatrical Production 194
John Davidson
PART III APPROACHES 213
14 Aeschylean Tragedy 215
Suzanne Saïd
15 Sophoclean Tragedy 233
Ruth Scodel
16 Euripidean Tragedy 251
Justina Gregory
17 Lost Tragedies: A Survey 271
Martin Cropp
18 Tragedy and Anthropology 293
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood
19 Values 305
Douglas Cairns
20 The Gods 321
Donald Mastronarde
21 Authority Figures 333
Mark Griffith
22 Women's Voices 352
Judith Mossman
23 Marginal Figures 366
Mary Ebbott
PART IV RECEPTION 377
24 Text and Transmission 379
David Kovacs
25 Learning from Suffering: Ancient Responses to Tragedy
394
Stephen Halliwell
26 Polis and Empire: Greek Tragedy in Rome 413
Vassiliki Panoussi
27 Italian Reception of Greek Tragedy 428
Salvatore Di Maria
28 Nietzsche on Greek Tragedy and the Tragic 444
Albert Henrichs
29 Greek Tragedy and Western Perceptions of Actors and Acting
459
Ismene Lada-Richards
30 The Theater of Innumerable Faces 472
Herman Altena
31 Justice in Translation: Rendering Ancient Greek Tragedy
490
Paul Woodruff
Bibliography 505
Index 541
?This is a good guide to Greek tragedy. It makes agreeable reading
during which one can learn a lot from the various aspects of this
genre.? (SHT Reviews, October 2009)
"This book is an impressive achievement, and will be of
permanent value to everyone interested in Greek drama. The editor
has done an excellent job in finding exactly the right scholar for
each topic, including many leading experts from all over the world.
Every chapter is lucid and informative, and each has a valuable
guide to further reading."
Michael Lloyd, University College Dublin
?This book should earn itself a place as a principal reference
tool for a wide range of courses in Greek tragedy; it offers a
solid synthesis for specialist and nonspecialist alike of the many
and vexed issues the subject presents.?
Choice
"This new volume, like others in the excellent Blackwell's
'Companion' series, stands apart from the crowd. It is not just a
boring re-hash of well-known material but a superb, lively,
genuinely stimulating collection of essays which make the plays
come alive. Reading this book is rather like listening to a series
of cracking lectures by some of the best scholars in the business
... This Companion will surely become required reading for
university students who want an accessible but learned introduction
to the texts. The essays are (without exception) so well written
and entertaining that they can also be recommended to actors,
producers, audience members, and general readers. It is well edited
and attractively produced."
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"There is no lack of good reference works on Greek tragedy. None
the less, Gregory?s Blackwell companion is a very welcome addition
? There can be no doubt that the volume will establish itself as
extremely useful for many students of Greek Tragedy. Most school
and university libraries will want a copy." Journal of Classics
Teaching
"This is a substancial and well-planned collection ... most
chapters are heavily referenced, and so provide a good point of
entry to the scholarly literature." Greece and Rome
"The Companion is obviously intended as a reference work
and will be a very valuable addition to library shelves of
universities with students of Classical Civilisation. In fact,
several contributions are truly excellent and will undoubtedly
serve as introductory reference points for a long time"
Scholia Reviews
during which one can learn a lot from the various aspects of this
genre.? (SHT Reviews, October 2009)
"This book is an impressive achievement, and will be of
permanent value to everyone interested in Greek drama. The editor
has done an excellent job in finding exactly the right scholar for
each topic, including many leading experts from all over the world.
Every chapter is lucid and informative, and each has a valuable
guide to further reading."
Michael Lloyd, University College Dublin
?This book should earn itself a place as a principal reference
tool for a wide range of courses in Greek tragedy; it offers a
solid synthesis for specialist and nonspecialist alike of the many
and vexed issues the subject presents.?
Choice
"This new volume, like others in the excellent Blackwell's
'Companion' series, stands apart from the crowd. It is not just a
boring re-hash of well-known material but a superb, lively,
genuinely stimulating collection of essays which make the plays
come alive. Reading this book is rather like listening to a series
of cracking lectures by some of the best scholars in the business
... This Companion will surely become required reading for
university students who want an accessible but learned introduction
to the texts. The essays are (without exception) so well written
and entertaining that they can also be recommended to actors,
producers, audience members, and general readers. It is well edited
and attractively produced."
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"There is no lack of good reference works on Greek tragedy. None
the less, Gregory?s Blackwell companion is a very welcome addition
? There can be no doubt that the volume will establish itself as
extremely useful for many students of Greek Tragedy. Most school
and university libraries will want a copy." Journal of Classics
Teaching
"This is a substancial and well-planned collection ... most
chapters are heavily referenced, and so provide a good point of
entry to the scholarly literature." Greece and Rome
"The Companion is obviously intended as a reference work
and will be a very valuable addition to library shelves of
universities with students of Classical Civilisation. In fact,
several contributions are truly excellent and will undoubtedly
serve as introductory reference points for a long time"
Scholia Reviews
Justina Gregory is Professor of Classical Languages and Literatures at Smith College. Her books include Euripides and the Instruction of the Athenians (1991), a commentary on Euripides' Hecuba (1999), and a translation of Aesop's Fables (1975).
