The Agon in Euripides

by Michael Lloyd

This book is a study of the agon, or formal debate, in Euripides' tragedies. In these scenes, two characters confront each other, often before an arbitrator or judge, and make long speeches as if they were opponents in a court of law. Most of Euripides' extant plays contain an agon, often of crucial importance to the central conflict of the play. Lloyd provides interpretations of the more important agones, giving special attention to their dramatic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198147783
• ISBN13: 9780198147787
• Release Date: May 1992
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.8"