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Lost Dramas of Classical Athens: Greek Tragic Fragments
David Harvey
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Description for Lost Dramas of Classical Athens: Greek Tragic Fragments
Hardcover. Offers a study of Greek tragedies known to us only from small fragmentary remnants that have survived. This book discusses a variety of Greek tragic fragments from all three of the famous Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Editor(s): McHardy, Fiona; Robson, James; Harvey, David. Num Pages: 272 pages, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 621.
This is the first substantial study of Greek tragedies known to us only from small fragmentary remnants that have survived. The book discusses a variety of Greek tragic fragments from all three of the famous Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The recent publication of translations of some of these fragments (Sophocles in the Loeb series, and Euripides in the Aris and Phillips series) means that the fragments are now more readily available than ever for study. The large number of extant fragments of ancient Greek tragedy can tell us enormous amounts about that genre and about the society which ... Read more
This is the first substantial study of Greek tragedies known to us only from small fragmentary remnants that have survived. The book discusses a variety of Greek tragic fragments from all three of the famous Athenian tragedians: Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. The recent publication of translations of some of these fragments (Sophocles in the Loeb series, and Euripides in the Aris and Phillips series) means that the fragments are now more readily available than ever for study. The large number of extant fragments of ancient Greek tragedy can tell us enormous amounts about that genre and about the society which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
621g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859897525
SKU
V9780859897525
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About David Harvey
David Harvey was, until his retirement, Lecturer in Classics, University of Exeter. Fiona McHardy is Lecturer in Classics at the University of Reading, and is co-editor of Women's Influence on Classical Civilization (Routledge). James Robson is Lecturer in Classical Studies at the Open University and has co-written a course book of classical Greek for post-beginners.
Reviews for Lost Dramas of Classical Athens: Greek Tragic Fragments
... remarkable survey of the whole subject that is offered in the first three chapters (only one of which derives from a paper actually presented at the conference). Rudolf Kassel (7-20; originally published in German in 1991) and David Harvey (21-48) between them provide a detailed overview of the entire history of the collection and publication of tragic fragments from ... Read more