Beyond the Fifth Century brings together 13 scholars from various disciplines (Classics
Ancient History Mediaeval Studies) to explore interactions with Greek tragedy from the 4th
century BCE up to the Middle Ages. The volume breaks new ground in several ways. Its
chronological scope encompasses periods that are not usually part of research on tragedy
reception especially the Hellenistic period late antiquity and the Middle Ages. The volume
also considers not just performance reception but various other modes of reception between
different literary genres and media (inscriptions vase paintings recording technology). There
is a pervasive interest in interactions between tragedy and society-at-large such as festival
culture and entertainment (both public and private) education religious practice even
life-style. Finally the volume features studies of a comparative nature which focus less on
genealogical connections (although such may be present) but rather on the study of
equivalences.
