Rites of Passage in Ancient Greece

Rites of Passage in Ancient Greece
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Publisher : Bucknell University Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 083875418X
ISBN-13 : 9780838754184
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Book Synopsis Rites of Passage in Ancient Greece by : Mark William Padilla

Download or read book Rites of Passage in Ancient Greece written by Mark William Padilla and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume reflects on liminality as it relates to initiatory themes in Greek literature and on literary works, especially tragedy, that represent heroes and heroines undergoing rites of passage. Featured works include Aeschylus's Prometheus Bound, Euripides' Ion and Iphigenia in Tauris, and Sophocles' Antigone and Women of Trachis.


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