| Pseudo-Euripides, Rhesus: Edited with Introduction and Commentary Contributor(s): Fries, Almut (Author) |
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ISBN: 3110365014 ISBN-13: 9783110365016 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Holocaust - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.64 lbs) 534 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Holocaust - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Italy - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The pseudo-Euripidean Rhesus is the only extant Greek tragedy based on an episode from Homer's Iliad and a unique witness for the history of the genre in the 4th century BC. This new edition, with introduction and commentary, discusses textual problems, language, metre and dramaturgy as well as the mythological and literary-historical background of the play. It is an indispensable aid for serious students of the text. |