"Euripides' Ion" is the story of a young man's search for his identity, and a woman's 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 detailed study outlines the pre-history and later reception of the Ion myth, and provides a literary interpretation of the play's main themes, aiming to combine analysis of the text with a consideration of its cultural contexts.
Chapters on religion, family, and national identity investigate how Euripides handles these issues in the light of the values of his day, and a chapter on genre discusses the play's upbeat ending and explores how we should define tragedy.
| ISBN: | 9780715637449 |
| Publication date: | 29th May 2008 |
| Author: | Laura Swift |
| Publisher: | Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval |
"Euripides' Ion" is the story of a young man's search for his identity, and a woman's 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.
Euripides: Ion features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval
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Euripides: Ion was written by Laura Swift and published by Bristol Classical Press an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Euripides: Ion has 144 pages
Yes it is part of Companions to Greek and Roman Tragedy series