Honor thy gods
Subtitle: popular religion in Greek tragedy
By: Jon D. Mikalson.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press; University of N. Carolina Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 359
Subjects: Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism; Religious drama, Greek -- History and criticism; Gods, Greek, in literature; Religion in literature
Description: Examines the religious beliefs of forth- and fifth-century Athenians based on Greek tragedies, focusing on plays from Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, and discussing how each playwright addressed religion in his works, along with the importance of honor in ancient Athenian piety.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-317) and indexes.