Nicole Loraux was Professor of History and Anthropology of the Greek Polis at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. She was the author of The Divided City, The Children of Athena, The Experiences of Tiresias, and Mothers in Mourning, among other titles.

A vivid demonstration of how women die in Greek tragedy… Exciting and erudite…the graceful scholarship and sound judgment that Loraux demonstrates should nudge the classical tradition toward more writing in this direction.

• Preface Introduction 1. The Rope and the Sword 2. The Pure Blood of Virgins 3. Regions of the Body Notes Cast of Characters Index

Nicole Loraux was Professor of History and Anthropology of the Greek Polis at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. She was the author of The Divided City, The Children of Athena, The Experiences of Tiresias, and Mothers in Mourning, among other titles.

A vivid demonstration of how women die in Greek tragedy… Exciting and erudite…the graceful scholarship and sound judgment that Loraux demonstrates should nudge the classical tradition toward more writing in this direction.

• Preface Introduction 1. The Rope and the Sword 2. The Pure Blood of Virgins 3. Regions of the Body Notes Cast of Characters Index

Nicole Loraux was Professor of History and Anthropology of the Greek Polis at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris. She was the author of The Divided City, The Children of Athena, The Experiences of Tiresias, and Mothers in Mourning, among other titles.

A vivid demonstration of how women die in Greek tragedy… Exciting and erudite…the graceful scholarship and sound judgment that Loraux demonstrates should nudge the classical tradition toward more writing in this direction.

• Preface Introduction 1. The Rope and the Sword 2. The Pure Blood of Virgins 3. Regions of the Body Notes Cast of Characters Index