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This volume is an accessible yet in-depth narratological study of Euripides’ Alcestis - the earliest extant play of Euripides and one of the most experimental masterpieces of Greek tragedy, not only standing in place of a satyr-play but also preserving at least some of its typical features. Commencing from the widely-held view, so lamentably ignored within the domain of Classics, that a narratology of drama should be predicated upon the notion of narrative as verbal, as well as visual, rendition of a story, this unique volume contextualizes the play in terms of its reception by the original audience, locating the intricate narrative tropes of the plot in the dynamics of fifth-century Athenian mythology and religion.

Greek drama (Tragedy) --- Tragédie grecque --- History and criticism --- Histoire et critique --- Euripides. --- Greece --- Grèce --- Religion --- Tragédie grecque --- Grèce --- Euripides -- Criticism and interpretation. --- Euripides -- Technique. --- Religion. --- Euripides --- Greek tragedy. --- narratology.

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This work argues that artificial endings in Euripides reinforce innovations in plot and ending. After exploring the playwright's novel closing gestures, the book offers readings of plot, ending and generic innovation in six of Euripides' plays.

Tragedy --- Mythology, Greek, in literature --- Closure (Rhetoric) --- Originality (Aesthetics) --- Rhetoric, Ancient --- Euripides --- Technique --- Mythology, Greek, in literature. --- Originality (Aesthetics). --- Closure (Rhetoric). --- Rhetoric, Ancient. --- Tragedy. --- Technique. --- Ancient rhetoric --- Antieke retoriek --- Conclusion (Rhétorique) --- Endings (Rhetoric) --- Last lines (Rhetoric) --- Oorspronkelijkheid (Esthetica) --- Originaliteit (Esthetica) --- Originalité (Esthétique) --- Peroratie --- Peroration --- Péroration --- Retoriek [Antieke ] --- Retoriek van de Oudheid --- Rhetoric [Ancient ] --- Rhétorique ancienne --- Rhétorique de l'Antiquité --- Slot (Retoriek) --- Drama --- Classical languages --- Greek language --- Greek rhetoric --- Latin language --- Latin rhetoric --- Aesthetics --- Rhetoric --- -Technique --- Ėvripid --- Yūrībīdīs --- Euripide --- Euripedes --- Eŭripido --- Eurypides --- Euripidesu --- אוריפידס --- エウリーピデース --- Εὐριπίδης --- Criticism and interpretation --- Greek drama (Tragedy) --- History and criticism --- Euripides - Technique --- History and criticism. --- Criticism and interpretation.