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OverviewThe surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have been familiar to readers and theatregoers for centuries; but these works are far outnumbered by their lost plays. Between them these authors wrote around two hundred tragedies, the fragmentary remains of which are utterly fascinating. In this, the second volume of a major new survey of the tragic genre, Matthew Wright offers an authoritative critical guide to the lost plays of the three best-known tragedians. (The other Greek tragedians and their work are discussed in Volume 1: Neglected Authors.) What can we learn about the lost plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides from fragments and other types of evidence? How can we develop strategies or methodologies for ‘reading’ lost plays? Why were certain plays preserved and transmitted while others disappeared from view? Would we have a different impression of the work of these classic authors – or of Greek tragedy as a whole – if a different selection of plays had survived? This book answers such questions through a detailed study of the fragments in their historical and literary context. Making use of recent scholarly developments and new editions of the fragments, The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy makes these works fully accessible for the first time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Matthew WrightPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.630kg ISBN: 9781474276467ISBN 10: 1474276466 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 01 November 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsWright's insightful analysis of nearly 200 fragmentary dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides will lead readers to re-assess not only their dramatic output, but the nature of Greek tragedy itself. -- Ian C. Storey, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Trent University, Canada Wright marshals a mass of references from the best part of a thousand years about a strong tragic tradition which lasted well into the Hellenistic period before declining from Greek into Latin. Numerous lost playwrights are identified, traced as far as maybe with a diligence that is admirable, even formidable. - Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics Wright's insightful analysis of nearly 200 fragmentary dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides will lead readers to re-assess not only their dramatic output, but the nature of Greek tragedy itself. -- Ian C Storey, Professor Emeritus, Trent University, Canada Author InformationMatthew Wright is Professor of Greek at the University of Exeter, UK. He has published widely on Greek tragedy and comedy, including The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1): Neglected Authors (Bloomsbury, 2016) and The Comedian as Critic (Bloomsbury, 2012). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |