Description: Electras : Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, Paperback by Davis, Michael, ISBN 1587312085, ISBN-13 9781587312083, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Michael Davis revisits questions of interpretation in Greek tragedy emerging in the thought of the late Seth Benardete. While this is not th Benardete would have written, it wrestles with problems that bear his indelible mark. In the extant tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, only one story is treated by all three––the tale of Electra. Davis endeavors to develop Benardete's understanding of the story's deeper meaning, as well as the connections that might be drawn between the three authors. He follows a thread that brings Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides closer together according to a powerful and shared theme––namely, that the female is the deeper (even if less easily accessible and articulated) of the pair of fundamental principles constituting human beings. Davis accomplishes much more than an exegetical bridge as he connects us with ancient memory and wisdom. "When we cannot resist the temptation to recoil morally from their terminology, we risk the tragedy of losing their profound thoughts about our humanity––their philosophical anthropology." Davis has remarkably made of a niche study a stunning source material for more universal questions. This is a book that is as timely as it is ageless.
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Book Title: Electras : Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
Number of Pages: 172 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Saint Augustine's Press, Incorporated
Topic: Ancient / General, History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Publication Year: 2023
Item Height: 0.1 in
Genre: Philosophy, History
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Author: Michael Davis
Item Length: 0.9 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
