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[A] detailed, profound, and revealing analysis of the two 'political' plays.... These few examples are all that can be cited here of the strength of the evidence he cites to support his theses and the precision of his critical language; to appreciate the full effect, the reader must go to the book. Suffice it to say that in his sensitive analysis of these and other aspects of the two plays' structure and content he has rescued them from the critical limbo to which so many scholars had consigned them.... The somewhat abstract psychological analysis Mendelsohn proposes here may sound complex but it emerges convincingly from a close reading of the plays.... This review of his book, though selective and inadequate, is enough to establish the fact that his attempt is a brilliant success. --Bernard Knox, The New York Review of Books<br> Mendelsohn provides a masterful and compelling rereading of both plays and in the process not only challenges standard assessments of their value but also demonstrates the centrality of gender for structuring their political debates.... While Mendelsohn's overarching argument...ultimately persuades, his ability to bring to the surface some of the profound similarities between the two play is truly compelling. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review<br> This is a highly rewarding book on the interplay between Athenian ideas of politics and of the feminine, as worked out in Euripides' Children of Herakles and Suppliant Women.... A persuasive examination not only of the chosen plays but also of the kind of demanding political thinking that tragedy could do. --American Journal of Philology<br> This first-rate display of contemporary classical scholarship is yetanother facet revealed of an extraordinarily versatile man.... This book is a model for those who would write seriously about classics and have the courage to wish to be understood.... I would recommend this book especially to readers new to the subject of the interpretation of ancient Athenian drama who are willing to take on the challenge of reading complex prose that, with close application to it, yields up its meanings. --Charles Rowan Beye, Greekworks.com<br> [A]n engaging study that successfully reappraises two largely and unfairly disparaged dramas.... The argument is subtle and complex.... M[endelsohn]'s demonstration of the influence of the Eleusinian setting of Supp. throughout its course is revelatory. --The Classical Review<br> Daniel Mendelsohn offers a valuable close reading of Euripides' Children of Heracles and Suppliant Women.... Mendelsohn's study allows the reader to interpret the plays anew in their political and ideological context...and convincingly argues for their greater coherence and complexity. --New England Classical Journal<br> With a wealth of detailed analysis... [Mendelsohn's] readings are consistently sensitive to the complexity of both politics and gender in Euripidean drama. --Choice<br>

<br> [A] detailed, profound, and revealing analysis of the two 'political' plays.... These few examples are all that can be cited here of the strength of the evidence he cites to support his theses and the precision of his critical language; to appreciate the full effect, the reader must go to the book. Suffice it to say that in his sensitive analysis of these and other aspects of the two plays' structure and content he has rescued them from the critical limbo to which so many scholars had consigned them.... The somewhat abstract psychological analysis Mendelsohn proposes here may sound complex but it emerges convincingly from a close reading of the plays.... This review of his book, though selective and inadequate, is enough to establish the fact that his attempt is a brilliant success. --Bernard Knox, The New York Review of Books<br> Mendelsohn provides a masterful and compelling rereading of both plays and in the process not only challenges standard assessments of their value but al

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Daniel Mendelsohn is a writer and critic living in New York and Lecturer in the Department of Classics at Princeton University.

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