Helene P. Foley Boeken

Greek tragedies by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides portray women as powerful social and moral agents, despite the restrictive Classical Athenian ideology. Helene Foley examines this paradox by analyzing how tragic heroines navigate critical areas such as death rituals, marriage, and ethical decision-making. Her anthropological and literary approach provides a nuanced understanding of gender relations within the social, political, and intellectual frameworks of ancient Greece, highlighting the complexities of female autonomy in a patriarchal society.

Explores the emergence of Greek tragedy on the American stage from the nineteenth century to the present. This book shows how plays like Oedipus Rex and Medea have resonated deeply with contemporary concerns and controversies - over war, slavery, race, the status of women, religion, identity, and immigration.

A comprehensive introductory study of Euripides' controversial and newly popular play Hecuba, exploring the nature of the work, its context and its reception.