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Nicole Loraux (1) (1943–2003)

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Nicole Loraux is formerly Director of Studies, l'Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, Paris.
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Gebräuchlichste Namensform
Loraux, Nicole
Rechtmäßiger Name
Loraux, Nicole
Geburtstag
1943-04-26
Todestag
2003-04-06
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
France
Geburtsort
Paris, France
Sterbeort
Argenteuil, France

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A scholarly work that explores the gender differences underlying the killing of characters in Greek tragedies. Men die in heroic battle, or are murdered. Women, with a few notable exceptions, either commit suicide or are sacrificed for the greater good of family or nation.

In an ancient world where women had little or no control over their destinies, Loraux highlights how Greek tragedy twists the ordinary gender roles and expectations of those times.

In her readings of these classical texts, with their powerful women who change their own fates (especially when depicted by the iconoclastic Euripides!), Loraux brings interesting insights to the Athenian cultural attitudes to methods of dying for women (and men), as well as attitudes towards gender and sexuality.

This is a scholarly text, which requires concentration and some knowledge of the Greek Classical plays to enhance your reading. But it's also an excellent addition to anyone's reference library.
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JudyCroome | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 9, 2012 |
A fascinating study of the self-demise of women in greek tragedy, which Loraux uses to reveal a completely different angle of view into the culture which produced these plays. Her approach is quirky, which allows her to get to a number of insights which a more conventional analysis would have missed. This book made me re-read a number of works with a newly open eye.
 
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LoMa | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Jun 27, 2006 |
Curiously inspiring and compulsive book. Loraux takes a small detail (the ways in which women kill themselves on the Greek stage -- usually with a brooch or poison) and opens up a whole culture.
 
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deliriumslibrarian | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 16, 2006 |

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Werke
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438
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4.1
Rezensionen
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60
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