Greek Tragedy and Sacrificial Ritual
The proliferation of theses and hypotheses, of reconstructions and constructions on the subject of the origin of tragedy leads to reflection on a basic problem of philological statements.¹ Evidently we ought not to expect that we can reduce so complex a phenomenon as Greek tragedy to one single form...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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The Oedipus casebook
Year: 2020, Pages: 129-166 |
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| Summary: | The proliferation of theses and hypotheses, of reconstructions and constructions on the subject of the origin of tragedy leads to reflection on a basic problem of philological statements.¹ Evidently we ought not to expect that we can reduce so complex a phenomenon as Greek tragedy to one single formula of origin. Every statement is necessarily one-sided. When we are dealing with an evolution, with pollai metabolai (numerous transformations; Aristotle Poetics 1449a14), there will be in each case persistence as well as differentiation, yet it is difficult to describe both pertinently at the same time. So, following his own inclination, a... |
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| ISBN: | 1628953780 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Oedipus casebook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.14321/j.ctvw1d58n.6 |