Orestes / Euripides ; with introduction and commentary by C.W. Willink.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Euripides.

Contributor:

Willink, C. W. (Charles W.)

Standardized Title:

Orestes. English & Greek

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Subjects (All):

Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character)--Drama.

Orestes.

Orestes, King of Argos (Mythological character).

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

xlv, 375 pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1986.

Summary:

Celebrated for its dramatic ingenuity, Euripides's earlier version of the myth that Aeschylus made famous has not been revised in English since 1895. Popular in antiquity and important in the development of classical Greek tragedy, this play is now offered in an expanded edition, which includes a detailed discussion of lyric meter and a consideration of many textual changes.

Notes:

Introduction and commentary in English; text in Greek.

ISBN:

0198140177 :

OCLC:

12216495