Synopses & Reviews
Examines how the tragic dramatists persistently appropriated Achilles to address the concerns of their time.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-207) and indexes.
Synopsis
This study examines how one of the most popular and glamorous figures of Greek mythology, and a key character in the Homeric epics, was imagined on the tragic stage of fifth-century Athens. Dr Michelakis argues that dramatists persistently appropriated Achilles to address concerns of their time.