Author

Publication

2016-10-06 - Bloomsbury Academic

Language

English

Word Count

40,000 words, Guess

Page Count

160 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016018822
  • Amazon1474233597

Classifications

  • LCCPA3978.M67 2016

Description

"Over the past decades there has been something of a revolution in the way we view classical drama generally and Euripides in particular. This book, updated in a second edition, reflects that revolution and aims to show how Euripides was continually reinventing himself. A truly Protean figure, he seems to set out on a new journey in each of his surviving 19 plays. Between general introduction and final summary, Morwood's chapters identify the themes that underlie the plays and concentrate, above all, on demonstrating the extraordinary diversity of this great dramatist. New to this edition, which is updated throughout, are further details on the individual plays and extra suggestions for background reading. The volume is a companion to The Plays of Sophocles and The Plays of Aeschylus (both by Alex Garvie) also available in second editions from Bloomsbury. A further essential guide to the themes and context of ancient Greek tragedy may be found in Laura Swift's new introductory volume, Greek Tragedy."--

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