10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYXENA»
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Polyxena: A Story of Troy
In this moving story of forbidden love, a young woman unwittingly becomes intertwined in the romantic legacy surrounding Troy, embarking on a journey of self-discovery that leads her to a surprising conclusion about the life she has lived.
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Polyxena. [A tragedy in five acts and in verse, by J. J. ...
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LNTER A MESSENGER, M 12 s s r N c r R. Conquering Agamemnon Greets by ...
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Redesigning Achilles: "recycling" the Epic Cycle in the ...
Polyxena, on the other hand, does appear on the Ovidian stage, and she is given
a powerful speech and an act that comprises Bomcr (1982, 543) notes that this
reaction is at least unreasonable and unjustified, and lacking a better suggestion,
...
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L. Annaeus Seneca Troades: Introduction, Text, and Commentary
The deaths of Astyanax and Polyxena in earlier literature In the Odyssey, the
destruction of Troy is mentioned at the very beginning (1.2), and sung about by
Demodokos at Alkinoos' court (8.499-520), but that epic does not tell the stories
of ...
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Theios Sophistes: Essays on Flavius Philostratus' Vita Apollonii
After that I asked if Polyxena had been slaughtered in his honor. He said that this
was true, though she had not been sacrificed by the Achaeans, but had come to
the tomb by her own choice, and had paid a great tribute to their mutual love by ...
Kristoffel Demoen, Danny Praet, 2009
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Anxiety Veiled: Euripides and the Traffic in Women
Reading with our own oscillation, we can reinscribe at least the outline of that
figure. Polyxena Polyxena, in the Hekabe, has much in common with Iphigenia,
but — in part because the action is more compressed than in Iphigenia inAulis —
the ...
Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, 1993
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The Facts on File Companion to Classical Drama
Polydorus' ghost also reveals that as the Greek fleet was sailing from Troy,
Achilles' ghost appeared above his tomb and demanded the sacrifice of
Polydorus' sister, Polyxena. With this, Polydorus' spirit vanishes and Hecabe,
having seen ...
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Ave Papa/Ave Papabile: The Sacchetti Family, Their Art ...
While the Triumph of Bacchus depended on Annibale's precedent, the Sacrifice
of Polyxena was a completely novel theme as the subject had never been tackled
in a major modern work. If Marcello intended to bring Cortona to the attention of ...
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The Death and Afterlife of Achilles
More suggestive are the Cyclic references to Achilles appearing at his tomb and
especially the sacrifice of Polyxena at Achilles' tomb. The epiphanies of Achilles
seem to reflect cultic belief that a hero's powers are manifested at his burial spot,
...
Jonathan S. Burgess, 2011
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Achilles in Greek Tragedy
In contrast to the segmented presentation of Achilles' ghost, Talthybius' report of
the sacrifice of Polyxena comes up to the narrative standards set by Longinus. It
is an extended description (518-82), full of images that excite the audience's ...
Pantelis Michelakis, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYXENA»
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Polyxena is used in the context of the following news items.
REVIEW: Hecuba, White Bear Theatre
Essentially it is two stories in one with both revolving around her increasingly desperate attempts to save her two remaining children, Polyxena ... «British Theatre, Jul 15»
Hecuba at the White Bear | Theatre review
... demands the sacrifice of her daughter Polyxena to appease the gods. The next morning Hecuba discovers that her son has also been killed. «The Upcoming, Jul 15»
HECUBA Set for New York Euripides Summer Festival
... killing of her son Polydorus by a trusted friend and the sacrifice of her youngest daughter Polyxena, for the good of the Greek forces in Troy. «Broadway World, Jul 15»
Social media fuels anti-social behavior in tourist destinations
... posted a warning on his Facebook page in June after someone broke off a finger from Pio Fedi's statue of the Rape of Polyxena. Since then ... «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
Tourists pitch tents in Venice historical centre
That same week vandals broke a finger off Pio Fedi's famous statue of the Rape of Polyxena in Florence. SEE ALSO: Ten stupid things tourists ... «The Local.it, Jun 15»
Florence mayor calls for prison sentence after vandals break finger …
Italian media said vandals were responsible for the damage to sculptor Pio Fedi's 19th century statue of the Rape of Polyxena. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
Vandals break finger off Florence statue
Vandals in Florence have broken a finger off Pio Fedi's famous statue of the Rape of Polyxena, Italian media has reported. It's only the latest act ... «The Local.it, Jun 15»
The Troilus Legend
... the summary from Piero Boitani's European Tragedy of Troilus): “Troilus goes with his sister Polyxena to the fountain; Achilles ambushes him; ... «First Things, Apr 15»
Salt Lake Acting Company Presents a Free Reading of a Play by …
... HECUBA with the Classical Greek Festival as Polyxena; THREE SISTERS at Westminster Collage as Irina; FAME at the Grand Theater as a ... «Broadway World, Apr 15»
TROJAN BARBIE
In her thought-provoking drama, Trojan Barbie, Hecuba's still the leader of the doomed Trojan Women, but her adolescent daughter Polyxena ... «The Independent Weekly, Mar 15»
