The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy (Volume 1): Neglected Authors

by Matthew Wright and Matthew Wright

Book Overview

Numerous books have been written about Greek tragedy, but almost all of them are concerned with the 32 plays that still survive. This book, by contrast, concentrates on the plays that no longer exist. Hundreds of tragedies were performed in Athens and further afield during the classical period, and even though nearly all are lost, a certain amount is known about them through fragments and other types of evidence.

Matthew Wright offers an...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472567765
• ISBN13: 9781472567765
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"