Euripides and the Myth of Perseus: Two Lost Greek Tragedies Illuminated by a New Papyrus

by P.J. Finglass

A recently-published second-century papyrus, P.Oxy. 5283, contains prose summaries (hypotheses) of six plays by the Greek dramatist Euripides, including two lost plays depicting the hero Perseus, Dictys and Dana . This book demonstrates the significance of this discovery for our understanding of Greek tragedy. After setting out the mythological and dramatic context, and offering a new text and translation based on autopsy, the book analyses the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111381692
• ISBN13: 9783111381695
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"