Poetry and Sacrifice in Euripides Tapa dura - 1985

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Cornell University Press, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cornell University Press. Used - Good. Cloth, dj. Sunning, rubbing and edge wear to dj; small (one-inch) tear at top of rear panel. Spine slightly cocked. Foxing to text block edges. Pencil underlining to first 125 pp. Otherwise clean and bright. Good.

Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell University Press, 1985. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (Ex-library with stamps and labels on spine, inside front and rear covers, ffep and block. Pages are otherwise clean.). Black cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dj, color illustration, white and pink lettering, mylar dj; 285 pp. "Examining Euripides' representation of sacrificial ritual against the background of late fifth-century Athens, Helene P. Foley shows that each of these plays confronts directly the difficulty of making an archaic poetic tradition relevant to a democratic society. She explores the important mediating role played by choral poetry and ritual in the plays, asserting that Euripides' sacrificial metaphors and ritual performances link an anachronistic mythic ideal with a world dominated by "chance" or an incomprehensible divinity. Foley utilizes the ideas and methodology of contemporary literary theory and symbolic anthropology, addressing issues central to the emerging dialogue between the two fields. Her… Leer más

Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 1985. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. Hardcover. Very good/good. black cloth, silver and gold lettering, dust jacket, 285 pp dj lightly worn on the edges Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders.

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E-255: Cornell University Press. Very Good. 1985. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, NY. 1985. 285 pgs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Examining Euripides' representation of sacrificial ritual against the background of late fifth-century Athens, Helene P. Foley shows that each of these plays confronts directly the difficulty of making an archaic poetic tradition relevant to a democratic society. She explores the important mediating role played by choral poetry and ritual in the plays, asserting that Euripides' sacrificial metaphors and ritual performances link an anachronistic mythic ideal with a world dominated by "chance" or an incomprehensible divinity. Foley utilizes the ideas and methodology of contemporary literary theory… Leer más

NCROL, 1985-05-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Cornell University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1985. Hardcover. 0801416922 . Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. Some foxing to rear panel of DJ. Light edgewear to top of DJ. ; A critical study of four problematic later plays of Euripides: Iphigenia in Aulis, Phoenissae, Heracles and Bacchae. ; 285 pages .