Euripides: Orestes by M L West
If not the profoundest of Greek tragedies, Orestes is certainly one of the most exuberant and entertaining. Euripides stands traditional legend on its head to forge a melodrama full of varied action, emotion, and novel theatrical effects, with a succession of crises crowned by a spectacular happy ending. Produced in 408 B.C., the play marks the culmination of Euripides' development, and in antiquity it surpassed all other tragedies in popularity. No study of Greek drama should neglect it. For this volume, Professor West has prepared a new edition of the Greek text with a selective apparatus. Greek text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.
"West's introduction is full of interest and penetrative insight"
London Association of Classical Teachers (LACT)
"Strongly recommended."
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London Association of Classical Teachers (LACT)
"Strongly recommended."
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The late M. L. West was Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. A distinguished classical scholar, his many publications include The East Face of Helicon: West Asiatic Elements in Greek Poetry and Myth (Oxford University Press, 1997), Indo-European Poetry and Myth (OUP, 2007), as well as editions of the Greek tragedian Aeschylus, the Iliad, and the Greek iambic and elegiac poets.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856683114 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856683116 |
| Title | Euripides: Orestes |
| Author | M L West |
| Series | Aris And Phillips Classical Texts |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 1987-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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