Harmful interaction between the living and the dead in Greek tragedy /Bridget Martin.

Includes bibliographical references.

3. The how and the why of interaction: The manifest evidence -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The living interacting with the dead: Necromancy -- 3.2.1 Darius in Aeschylus' Persians -- 3.2.2 Teiresias in Aeschylus' Psychagōgoi -- 3.2.3 Agamemnon in Aeschylus' Choephori -- 3.3 The dead interacting with the living: Dreams -- 3.3.1 Clytemnestra in Aeschylus' Eumenides -- 3.3.2 Polydorus in Euripides' Hecuba -- 3.4 Spontaneous interaction: Achilles in Euripides' Hecuba -- 3.5 Conclusion -- 4. The living harming the dead: Exposure, mutilation and exclusion -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 A concern for the living

4.3 Burial and exposure: Extent and limitations -- 4.3.1 Burial -- 4.3.2 Exposure and mutilation -- 4.4 Physical harm in the Underworld -- 4.5 Exposure before enemies: Remembering and dismembering -- 4.6 Exclusion from/within the Underworld -- 4.7 Conclusion -- 5. The dead harming the living: Autonomy and agents -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Autonomous revenge from the dead -- 5.3 Olympian agents -- 5.4 The Erinyes -- 5.5 Living agents -- 5.5.1 Agamemnon in Aeschylus' Choephori -- 5.5.2 Achilles in Euripides' Hecuba -- 5.6 Conclusion -- Conclusion: The Alcestis effect

Table 1: Burial rites in tragedy -- Bibliography

Examining the manifest and invisible dead, this book considers the nature, extent and limitations of harmful interaction between the living and the dead in Greek tragedy, concentrating on the abilities of the dead, the consequences of corpse exposure and mutilation, and the use of avenging agents by the dead.

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