Pseudo-Euripides, Rhesus Edited with Introduction and Commentary |
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| Author:
| Fries, Almut |
| Series title: | Untersuchungen Zur Antiken Literatur und Geschichte Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-034226-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2014 |
| Publisher: | De Gruyter, Inc.
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $321.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.