Nicole Loraux (1) (1943–2003)
Author of Tragic Ways of Killing a Woman
For other authors named Nicole Loraux, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Nicole Loraux is formerly Director of Studies, l'Ecole des hautes etudes en sciences sociales, Paris.
Image credit: Nicole Loraux
Works by Nicole Loraux
Associated Works
Arethusa (vol 11 no 1 and 2): Women in the Ancient World — Contributor — 1 copy
Arethusa (vol 51 no 1) — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Loraux, Nicole
- Legal name
- Loraux, Nicole
- Birthdate
- 1943-04-26
- Date of death
- 2003-04-06
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- France
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Place of death
- Argenteuil, France
- Associated Place (for map)
- France
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Reviews
A fascinating study of the self-demise of women in greek tragedy, which Loraux uses to reveal a completely different angle of view into the culture which produced these plays. Her approach is quirky, which allows her to get to a number of insights which a more conventional analysis would have missed. This book made me re-read a number of works with a newly open eye.
Curiously inspiring and compulsive book. Loraux takes a small detail (the ways in which women kill themselves on the Greek stage -- usually with a brooch or poison) and opens up a whole culture.
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