| Euripides: Phoenissae Contributor(s): Euripides (Author), Mastronarde, Donald J. (Editor), Diggle, James (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052160446X ISBN-13: 9780521604468 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $126.35 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2004 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: Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries |
| Physical Information: 1.64" H x 5.64" W x 8.54" (1.91 lbs) 684 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |