{"product_id":"the-lost-plays-of-greek-tragedy-volume-2-9781474276474","title":"The Lost Plays of Greek Tragedy Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surviving works of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides have been familiar to readers and theatregoers for centuries; but these works are far outnumbered by their lost plays. Between them these authors wrote around two hundred tragedies, the fragmentary remains of which are utterly fascinating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this, the second volume of a major new survey of the tragic genre, Matthew Wright offers an authoritative critical guide to the lost plays of the three best-known tragedians. (The other Greek tragedians and their work are discussed in \u003ci\u003eVolume 1: Neglected Authors\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What can we learn about the lost plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides from fragments and other types of evidence? How can we develop strategies or methodologies for reading' lost plays? Why were certain plays preserved and transmitted while others disappeared from view? Would we have a different impression of the work of these classic authors  or of Greek tragedy as a whole  if a different selectio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWright’s insightful analysis of nearly 200 fragmentary dramas by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides will lead readers to re-assess not only their dramatic output, but the nature of Greek tragedy itself. -- Ian C. Storey, Professor Emeritus of Classics, Trent University, Canada\u003cbr\u003eThe book will be of interest to all those working on Greek tragedy. * Revue des Etudes Anciennes (Bloomsbury Translation) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements   Introduction 1. Aeschylus 2. Sophocles 3. Euripides 4. Unfamiliar Faces 5. Lost Tragedies in Performance   Bibliography and Abbreviations Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019913199959,"sku":"9781474276474","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474276474.jpg?v=1750781708","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-lost-plays-of-greek-tragedy-volume-2-9781474276474","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}