EURIPIDES: PHOENISSAE Edited with Introduction and Commentary

Euripides; Donald J. Mastronarde

ISBN 10: 0521410711 / ISBN 13: 9780521410717

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1994

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Very Minor pencilling to book. DJ has some tears and chipping. ; Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries 29; 684 pages; 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: EURIPIDES: PHOENISSAE Edited with Introduction and Commentary
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521410711
• ISBN 13: 9780521410717
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classical Studies
  • Greek Literature

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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.