Pollution and Crisis in Greek Tragedy

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ID19938596
AuthorsFabian Meinel (Aix-Marseille Université, corresponding author)
Year2015
Publication date2015-03-09
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenuePollution and Crisis in Greek Tragedy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781107360570
OpenAlexW1941077518
Open LibraryOL34561586M
ISBN9781107360570
LanguageEN
Citations received10

Pollution is ubiquitous in Greek tragedy: matricidal Orestes seeks purification at Apollo's shrine in Delphi; carrion from Polyneices' unburied corpse fills the altars of Thebes; delirious Phaedra suffers from a 'pollution of the mind'. This book undertakes the first detailed analysis of the important role which pollution and its counterparts - purity and purification - play in tragedy. It argues that pollution is central in the negotiation of tragic crises, fulfilling a diverse array of functions by virtue of its qualities and associations, from making sense of adversity to configuring civic identity in the encounter of self and other. While primarily a literary study providing close readings of several key plays, the book also provides important new perspectives on pollution. It will appeal to a broad range of scholars and students not only in classics and literary studies, but also in the study of religions and anthropology

Apollo · Appeal · Art · Biology · Environmental ethics · Greek tragedy · Literature · Political science · Tragedy (event) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Ecology · History · Law · Philosophy · Greek drama · Greek drama (Tragedy) · Greek drama, history and criticism · History and criticism · Pollution · Religious aspects

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