Euripides: Cyclops / Edition 1

by Euripides

Overview

This is an introduction to Euripides' "Cyclops", the only example of satyric drama to have survived complete into the modern world. The work gives an historical and analytical account of the genre, tracing its origins, development and decine. It examines the place of satyrs in the religious imagination and practice of the Greeks, and the significance of Euripides' divergence from the Homeric model. The commentary pays close attention to problems of text, language and interpretation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853995668
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	08/27/1998
Series:	Classic Commentaries
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	244
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Dr. R.A.S. Seaford was Lecturer in Classics at the University of Exeter.

Table of Contents

Preface List of Plates Abbreviations Introduction A. Satyric Drama I. Playful Tragedy II. Satyrs III. The Origins, History, and Function of Satyric Drama IV. The Themes of Satyric Drama V. Metre and Language B. The Cyclops VI. The Date of the Play VII. The Cyclops and Homer VIII. The Text of the Cyclops Text Commentary Indexes

Editorial Reviews

"An edition of considerable interest to the Greekless student of the Classical Theatre. . .a must for the school library." -- JACT Review

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