Description
Book SynopsisProduced in 408 BC,
Orestes marks the culmination of Euripides' development, and in antiquity it surpassed all other tragedies in popularity. An exuberant and entertaining melodrama full of varied action, emotion and novel theatrical effects — no study of Greek drama should neglect it. Text with translation, introduction and commentary.
Trade Review"West's introduction is full of interest and penetrative insight."
London Association of Classical Teachers (LACT)"Strongly recommended."
ChoiceTable of ContentsGeneral Editor’s Foreword
Author’s Preface
Author’s Postscript 2005
Updated General Bibliography
Introduction to
Orestes I.
Orestes in the Development of Tragedy
II. The Story
III. Literary Sources and Models
IV. Characters, Ethics, Contemporary Background
V. Production
VI. From Euripides’ Text to Ours
Notes to Introduction to
OrestesBibliography to
OrestesAbbreviations
Sigla
Text and Translation
Commentary
Index
