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Lefkowitz, Mary R., 1935-

Euripides and the gods / Mary Lefkowitz. - 1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages .) - Onassis series in Hellenic culture . - Onassis series in Hellenic culture. .

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Euripides, Socrates, and other Sophists -- Piety and impiety in Euripides' Heracles -- Athena -- Apollo -- Other gods -- Gods behind the scenes.

Although readers continue to believe that in his dramas Euripides was questioning the nature and sometimes even the existence of the gods, and that through his dramas he sought to reveal the flaws in the traditional religious beliefs of his own time, this book argues that instead of seeking to undermine ancient religion, Euripides is describing with a brutal realism what the gods are like, and reminding his mortal audience of the limitations of human understanding.

ISBN: 9780190463113 (electronic bk.) 0190463112 (electronic bk.) 9780190463106 (electronic bk.) 0190463104 (electronic bk.)

Subjects--Personal Names:
Euripides--Religion.
Euripides.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
DRAMA--Ancient, Classical & Medieval.
Religion.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Greece--Religion.
Grèce--Religion.
Greece.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PA3978 / .L44 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 882/.01