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Inventing the Barbarian Greek Self-definition Through Tragedy (Oxford Classical Monographs) LK63000000 Service of an English speakingEdith Hall investigates how Athenian tragedians constructed the image of "barbarians" through disturbing portrayalsincest, despotism, sacrilege, and extreme violenceto articulate their own civic identity. Set against the backdrop of Panhellenic warfare and Athenian imperial democracy, this study reveals how poets used the barbarian as a negative mirror of Greek ideals, fundamentally reshaping their interpretation of myth and theatrical technique. By