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The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1)

- Neglected Authors
Af: Dr Matthew Wright Engelsk Paperback

The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1)

- Neglected Authors
Af: Dr Matthew Wright Engelsk Paperback
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Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This book, by contrast, concentrates on the plays that no longer exist. 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 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. (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? How did these plays become lost or incompletely preserved? How can we explain why all tragedians except Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides became neglected or relegated to the status of ‘minor’ poets? What changes and continuities can be detected in tragedy after the fifth century BC? Can the study of lost works and neglected authors change our views of Greek tragedy as a genre? This book answers such questions through a detailed study of the fragments in their historical and literary context. Including English versions of previously untranslated fragments as well as in-depth discussion of their significance, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy makes these works accessible for the first time.

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Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This book, by contrast, concentrates on the plays that no longer exist. 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 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. (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? How did these plays become lost or incompletely preserved? How can we explain why all tragedians except Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides became neglected or relegated to the status of ‘minor’ poets? What changes and continuities can be detected in tragedy after the fifth century BC? Can the study of lost works and neglected authors change our views of Greek tragedy as a genre? This book answers such questions through a detailed study of the fragments in their historical and literary context. Including English versions of previously untranslated fragments as well as in-depth discussion of their significance, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy makes these works accessible for the first time.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 312
ISBN-13: 9781472567758
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1472567757
Kategori: Ancient Greece
Udg. Dato: 3 nov 2016
Længde: 17mm
Bredde: 234mm
Højde: 159mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 3 nov 2016
Forfatter(e): Dr Matthew Wright
Forfatter(e) Dr Matthew Wright


Kategori Ancient Greece


ISBN-13 9781472567758


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 312


Udgave


Længde 17mm


Bredde 234mm


Højde 159mm


Udg. Dato 3 nov 2016


Oplagsdato 3 nov 2016


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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