The Noose of Words: Readings of Desire, Violence and Language in Euripides' Hippolytos

by Barbara Goff

Book Overview

This 1990 book is a reading of Euripides' Hippolytos, a central play for the study of Euripides and of Greek tragedy. Dr Goff approaches the play through the techniques of modern literary criticism, including deconstruction and feminism, and is able to shed light on this influential text through her close examination of the language of the play. She divides her discussion into five important critical issues: gender, desire, violence, language and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521033233
• ISBN13: 9780521033237
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"