Title: Moral awareness in Greek tragedy /
Authors: Lawrence, Stuart, 1947-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: Greek drama (Tragedy) History and criticism.; Greek drama (Tragedy) Moral and ethical aspects.; Greek drama (Tragedy) Themes, motives.; Ethics in literature.; Responsibility in literature.
Abstract: This volume provides a detailed discussion and analyses of the moral awareness of major characters in Greek tragedy, focusing particularly on the characters' recognition of moral issues and crises, their ability to reflect on them, and their consciousness of doing so.
Contents: Moral autonomy and divine intervention -- Aeschylus : Seven against Thebes -- Aeschylus : Agamemnon -- Aeschylus : Choephori and Eumenides -- Sophocles : Ajax -- Sophocles : Trachiniae -- Sophocles : Oedipus Tyrannus -- Sophocles : Electra -- Sophocles : Philoctetes -- Euripides : Medea -- Euripides : Hecuba -- Euripides : Hippolytus -- Euripides : Heracles -- Euripides : Electra -- Euripides : Bacchae,