| Euripides: Hippolytus Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), Ferguson, John |
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ISBN: 0862920744 ISBN-13: 9780862920746 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1991 Annotation: This volume provides a thorough philological and dramatic commentary on Euripides' Phoenissae, the first detailed commentary in English since 1911. An introduction surveys the play, its possible date, features of the original production, the background of Theban myth, the general problem of interpolation, and the textual tradition. The commentary treats the constitution of the text, noteworthy features of diction and style, dramatic technique and structure, and the controversies over possible later additions to the text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 882.01 |
| Series: Euripides |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.9" W x 8.38" (0.52 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This useful edition includes Ferguson's introduction to the history of Greek theatre along with full notes and vocabulary. |