Euripides and the Myth of Perseus : Two Lost Greek Tragedies Illuminated by a New Papyrus / P. J. Finglass.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Finglass, P. J., author.

Series:

Sozomena (Berlin, Germany) ; Volume 21.

Sozomena Series ; Volume 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Euripides--Criticism and interpretation.

Euripides.

Greek drama (Tragedy)--History and criticism.

Greek drama (Tragedy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (182 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin, Germany : De Gruyter, [2024]

Summary:

A recently-published second-century papyrus, P.Oxy.5283, contains prose summaries (hypotheses) of six plays by the Greek dramatist Euripides, including two lost plays depicting the hero Perseus, Dictys and Danaë.This book demonstrates the significance of this discovery for our understanding of Greek tragedy.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Abbreviations

List of Figures, Tables and Papyrological symbols

Introduction

1 The Perseus Myth in Archaic and Classical Greece

2 Dictys and Danaë: Before the Hypotheses

3 The Hypotheses of P.Oxy. 5283

4 Dictys and Danaë: In the Light of the Hypotheses

5 Euripides' Tetralogy of 431 bc

6 A Rhetorical Context?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783111384146

OCLC:

1442029326