"""Hippolytus"" is generally acknowledged to be one of Euripides' finest tragedies, for the construction of its plot, its use of language and its memorable characterisations of Phaedra and Hippolytus. Furthermore, it asks serious and disturbing questions about the influence of divinity on human lives. Sophie Mills considers these and many other themes in detail, setting the play in its mythological, cultural and historical contexts. She also includes discussions of major trends in interpretations of the play and of subsequent adaptations of the Hippolytus story, from Seneca to Mary Renault and beyond."
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Sophie Mills Imprint: Bristol Classical Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 196g ISBN:9780715629741 ISBN 10: 0715629743 Series:Duckworth Companions to Greek & Roman Tragedy Pages: 162 Publication Date:29 August 2002 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Sophie Mills is Associate Professor and Chair of Classics at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.