Exchange and the Maiden: Marriage in Sophoclean Tragedy

by Kirk Ormand

Marriage is a central concern in five of the seven extant plays of the Greek tragedian Sophocles. In this pathfinding study, Kirk Ormand delves into the ways in which these plays represent and problematize marriage, thus offering insights into how Athenians thought about the institution of marriage.

Ormand takes a two-fold approach. He first explores the legal and economic underpinnings of Athenian marriage, an institution designed to guarantee...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292760523
• ISBN13: 9780292760523
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"