"Reconstructing the dialogue of Phillis Wheatley, G.W.F. Hegel, Walter Benjamin, and Aby Warburg with Niobe as she appears in Aeschylus, Sophocles, Ovid, and the visual arts, contributors imagine new ways of connecting the classical tradition and ancienttragic discourse with crises and political questions relating to gender, race, and social justice"--
Explores the mythical figure of Niobe and her continuing relevance as a bridge between classical and ancient discourses and contemporary political and cultural questions.
