Exchange and the Maiden - Marriage in Sophoclean Tragedy

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Exchange and the Maiden - Marriage in Sophoclean TragedyMarriage is a central concern in five of the seven extant plays of the Greek tragedian Sophocles. In this pathfinding study, Kirk Ormand delves into the ways in which these plays represent and problematize marriage, thus offering insights into how Athenians thought about the institution of marriage. Ormand takes a two fold approach. He first explores the legal and economic underpinnings of Athenian marriage, an institution designed to guarantee the

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