Oxford Readings in Greek Tragedy (Oxford Readings in Classical Studies) [Hardcover]

Erich Segal (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0198721161 | ISBN-13: 978-0198721161 | Publication Date: January 5, 1989

Greek tragedy, the fountainhead of all western drama, is widely read by students in a variety of disciplines. Segal here presents twenty-nine of the finest modern essays on the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. All Greek has been translated, but the original footnotes have been retained. Contributors include Anne Burnett, E.R. Dodds, Bernard M.W. Knox, Hugh Lloyd-Jones, Karl Reinhardt, Jacqueline de Romilly, Bruno Snell, Jean-Pierre Vernant and Cedric Whitman.

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"This is a sensational collection for a course in translation....Quite frankly, my students love it, and it has definitely raised the tone of this course in translation. I will always use it."--W. Jeffrey Tatum, Florida State University

"A major anthology of useful information, incisive criticism skillfully framed."--Albert Wachtel, Pitzer College

"Both classicists and the Greekless have reason for gratitude...for this extremely useful collection....A brief review cannot hope to do justice to such riches."--E.M. Jenkinson

"A very useful collection."--Greece and Rome

Product Details

• Hardcover: 462 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 5, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198721161
• ISBN-13: 978-0198721161
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,720,798 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars For all true lovers of Greek tragedy, February 6, 1999

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This review is from: Oxford Readings in Greek Tragedy (Paperback)

This volume is an exciting collection of essays about the big three (Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides) generally arranged in chronological order. The subjects are diverse: individual plays (e.g. Ajax), trilogies (Oresteia), and broader topics (e.g. character study in the plays of Sophocles). If you ready and study the Greek tragedies, this book will give you fascinating new insights. ALSO RECOMMENDED, "The Cambridge Companion to Greek Tragedy".