The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy Volume 1: Neglected Authors Wright Matthew
The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy Volume 1: Neglected Authors Wright Matthew Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still…
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The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy Volume 1: Neglected Authors Wright Matthew
Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. Hundreds of tragedies were performed in Athens and further afield during the classical period, and even though nearly all are lost, a certain amount is known about them through fragments and other types of evidence.Matthew Wright offers an authoritative two-volume critical introduction and guide to the lost tragedies. This book, by contrast, concentrates on the plays that no longer exist.
(Volume 2 explores the lost works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides.)What types of evidence exist for lost tragedies, and how might we approach this evidence? This first volume examines the remains of works by playwrights such as Phrynichus, Agathon, Neophron, Critias, Astydamas, Chaeremon, and many others who have been forgotten or neglected. How did these
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