Bühnenmord und Botenbericht : Zur Darstellung des Schrecklichen in der griechischen Tragödie. Dissertationsschrift (Beiträge zur Altertumskunde 295) (2011. X, 295 S. 230 mm)

Murder and manslaughter, eye gouging, suicide, human sacrifice - Greek tragedy is full of horrible acts which disturb and fascinate, but are never directly presented on stage. But how are they presented? Which means and forms did poets use to present the invisible in such a way on stage that it would not lose its harrowing effect? The book analyzes this question by interpreting scenes of horror in the works of the three great Greek tragic poets.