Second Thoughts in Greek Tragedy

Authors

  • Bernard M. W. Knox

Abstract

Changes of mind in Aeschylus and Sophocles are confined to secondary characters or issues, or reflect compulsion or weakness; Euripides broke this mold, rejecting the old ideal of heroic physis.

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Published

1966-09-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 3 (1966)

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