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The Eating Of The Gods: An Interpretation Of Greek Tragedy

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In The Eating of the Gods the distinguished Polish critic Jan Kott reexamines Greek tragedy from the modern perspective. As in his earlier acclaimed Shakespeare Our Contemporary, Kott provides startling insights and intuitive leaps which link our world to that of the ancient Greeks. The title refers to the Bacchae of Euripides, that tragedy of lust, revenge, murder, and "the joy of eating raw flesh" which Kott finds paradigmatic in its violence and bloodshed.

Jan Kott was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1914. In 1969 he left Poland for the United States. He received the 1985 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for The Theater of Essence .

Language: English

Pages: 364

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: London Eyre Methuen

Release: January 01, 1974

ISBN: 0413308103

ISBN 13: 9780413308108

The Eating Of The Gods: An Interpretation Of Greek Tragedy

4.1/5 ( ratings)

In The Eating of the Gods the distinguished Polish critic Jan Kott reexamines Greek tragedy from the modern perspective. As in his earlier acclaimed Shakespeare Our Contemporary, Kott provides startling insights and intuitive leaps which link our world to that of the ancient Greeks. The title refers to the Bacchae of Euripides, that tragedy of lust, revenge, murder, and "the joy of eating raw flesh" which Kott finds paradigmatic in its violence and bloodshed.

Jan Kott was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1914. In 1969 he left Poland for the United States. He received the 1985 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism for The Theater of Essence .

Language: English

Pages: 364

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: London Eyre Methuen

Release: January 01, 1974

ISBN: 0413308103

ISBN 13: 9780413308108

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