Orfeo: Il mito del poeta

by Charles Segal, Daniele Morante (Traduttore)

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Charles Paul Segal was an American classicist renowned for his application of critical theory to ancient texts. Although his work spanned a variety of Latin and Greek genres, he is best known for his work on Greek tragedy. His most influential work is Tragedy and Civilization: an Interpretation of Sophocles (1981), in which he presents a structuralist approach to Greek theatre.