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Author:

Wilson, Emily R., 1971-

Title:

Mocked with death : tragic overliving from Sophocles to Milton / Emily R. Wilson.

Publisher:

Johns Hopkins University Press,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

289 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Milton, John,--1608-1674--Heroes.--Heroes.
Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616--Tragedies.
Milton, John,--1608-1674--Héros.--Héros.
Shakespeare, William--(1564-1616)--Tragédies.
Classical drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.
Literature, Comparative--Classical and English
Literature, Comparative--English and classical
Classicism--England--History--17th century.
English literature--Classical influences.
Tragic, The, in literature.
Survival in literature.
Heroes in literature
Death in literature.
Tragedy.
Tragédie ancienne--Histoire et critique.
Littérature comparée--Classique et anglaise.
Littérature comparée--Anglaise et classique.
Littérature anglaise--Influence ancienne.
Tragique dans la littérature.
Survie dans la littérature.
Héros dans la littérature.
Mort dans la littérature.
Tragédie.
Vergelijkende literatuurwetenschap.
Klassieke oudheid.
Engels.
Tragedies.
Het tragische.
Dood.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-274) and indexes.

Contents:

O darkness: Sophocles' Oedipus Tyrannus -- Never to haved lived is best: Oedipus Coloneus -- Enslaved to fate: Europides Heracles -- Let us live: Seneca's Epistles and Heracles Fuerens -- A wheel of fire: King Lear -- To-morrow, and to-morrow and to-morrow: Macbeth -- A moving grave: Samson Agonistes -- Why do I overlive?: Paradise lost.

ISBN:

9780801879647 (alk. paper)
0801879647 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)55220292

LCCN:

2004008931

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)