Euripides: Phoenician Women

by Thalia Papadopoulou and Thalia Papadopolou

"Phoenician Women", one of Euripides' later tragedies, is an intriguing play that arguably displays some of his finest dramatic technique. Rich in cast and varied in incident, it is an example of Euripides' experimentation with structure. It dramatises the most fertile mythical tradition of the city of Thebes and its doomed royal family, focusing in particular on the conflict between Eteocles and Polyneices as a result of their father Oedipus'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071563464X
• ISBN13: 9780715634646
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Bristol Classical Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"