Heraclidae

ISBN-13: 9780198150244 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 238 str.

Euripides; John Wilkins

Opis

This edition and commentary provides an invaluable introduction to one of Euripides' lesser-known plays. The play is centered round the fortunes of the children of Heracles and their persecution at the hands of the king of Athens, Eurystheus. Wilkins's commentary interprets the poetic and dramatic features of the play, and also locates it in its cultural setting, discussing its importance to the understanding of Greek cults and religious rituals. The Greek text matches that of the Oxford Classical Text.

Recenzje

The commentary is largely philological - dense, detailed, and scholarly, with a great deal here for the advanced reader ... he certainly earns our thanks for making this play more accessible and thus more appreciated.