Reading Greek Tragedy with Judith Butler

by Mario Telò

Considering Butler's "tragic trilogy"-a set of interventions on Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Bacchae, and Aeschylus's Eumenides-this book seeks to understand not just how Butler uses and interprets Greek tragedy, but also how tragedy shapes Butler's thinking, even when their gaze is directed elsewhere.Through close readings of these tragedies, this book brings to light the tragic quality of Butler's writing. It shows...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350323381
• ISBN13: 9781350323384
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"