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Greek Drama (Greenhaven Press Companion to Literary Movements and Genres)

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A good many volumes have been published about ancient Greek drama. This is certainly one of the better ones. Noted classical historian and literay scholar Don Nardo has compiled an impressive array of essays by other scholars, including Sarah Pomeroy, Michael Grant, Moses Hadas, D.W. Lucas, and Victor Hanson. Each covers a different aspect of the Greek drama, such as its basis in mythology, the use of the chorus, the nature of Grek tragedy, the potrayal of women, Greek comedy, the importance of Oedipus Rex in the later history of drama, and so on. A very fine bibliography rounds out this excellent resource.