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<p>The ancient Greek tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides have long been considered foundational works of Western literature, revered for their aesthetic perfection and timeless truths. Under the microscope of recent scholarship, however, the presumed universality of Greek tragedy has started to fade, as the particularities of Athenian culture have come into sharper focus. The world revealed is so far removed from modern sensibilities that, in the eyes of many, tragedy’s viability as
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- Author
- Leonard, Miriam.,Harvard University Press
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674286924
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- History, Biography, Philosophy
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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