Euripides and the Poetics of Nostalgia

DOWNLOADEuripides and the Poetics of Nostalgia by Gary S. MeltzerBranded by critics from Aristophanes to Nietzsche as sophistic, iconoclastic, and sensationalistic, Euripides has long been held responsible for the demise of Greek tragedy. Despite this reputation, his drama has a fundamentally conservative character. It conveys nostalgia for an idealized age that still respected the gods and

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