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Book SynopsisThis text looks at Euripides' "Hippolytus" and offers an examination of the ancient preference for the implicit style, and suugests a possible reading of Euripides' first treatment of the myth which would account for The Athenian audience's reservations about his "Hippoytus Veiled".
Trade ReviewRoisman discusses an impressive amount of secondary literature in a clearly structured way and concludes the book with two small, but useful indices. Hew style is precise, to the point, and pleasant to read. This monograph provides a convincing and thought-provoking interpretation and should be a 'must' for everyone who is seriously interested in Euripidean tragedy. It fully deserves its own place within the canon of other long established views. * Scholia Reviews *
Roisman challenges orthodox ways of reading Greek tragedy . . . This, then, is a volume . . . for the mature scholar, who will enjoy the process of testing Roisman's hypotheses [and] evaluating their unusual implications . . . -- L. Golden, Florida State University * CHOICE, October 1999 Vol. 37 No. 2 *
