Euripides Alcestis

Zusatztext welcome...the interests of both students and scholars are well served. Informationen zum Autor L. P. E. Parker is Emeritus Fellow, St Hugh's College, Oxford. Klappentext Alcestis is one of Euripides' richest and most brilliant--as well as most controversial--plays. But, apart from D. J. Conacher's student text, no annotated edition in English has appeared for more than fifty years. The present work is designed to aid close reading and to serve as an introduction to the serious study of the play in its various aspects. The introduction covers the background to the story in myth and folktale, its treatment by other writers from antiquity to the present, the critical reception of Euripides' play, and its textual transmission and meters. The notes are designed in particular to help readers who have been learning Greek for a relatively short time. More advanced matter, such as discussion of textual problems, is placed in square brackets at the end of the note. Zusammenfassung Alcestis is one of Euripides' richest and most brilliant - as well as most controversial - plays. But! apart from D. J. Conacher's student text! no annotated edition in English has appeared for more than fifty years. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Sources for the text Symbols used in the apparatus Metrical symbols and abbreviations The hypotheses The characters Text Commentary Editions: a select list Select bibliography Indexes

Product details

• Authors: Euripides, L. P. E. Parker, L. P. E. (EDT) Parker
• Assisted by: L. P. E. Parker (Editor), Parker L. P. E. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.05.2007
• EAN: 9780199254668
• ISBN: 978-0-19-925466-8
• No. of pages: 307
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Altgriechisch, Vorzeit, Frühgeschichte vor Christi Geburt, Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker, Drama, Theaterstücke, Drehbücher, DRAMA / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Plays, Playscripts, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Literary studies: plays and playwrights