Reading Greek Tragedy

Bibliographic Data

ID19924454
AuthorsSimon Goldhill (0000-0002-1946-4839, University of Cambridge, corresponding author)
Year2023
Publication date2023-10-31
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueReading Greek Tragedy (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/9781009183055
OpenAlexW2033388583
Open LibraryOL51584368M
ISBN9781009183055
LanguageEN
Citations received88

This book is an advanced critical introduction to Greek tragedy. It is written specifically for the reader who does not know Greek and who may be unfamiliar with the context of the Athenian drama festival but who nevertheless wants to appreciate the plays in all their complexity. Simon Goldhill aims to combine the best contemporary scholarly criticism in classics with a wide knowledge of modern literary studies in other fields. He discusses the masterpieces of Athenian drama in the light of contemporary critical controversies in such a way as to enable the student or scholar not only to understand and appreciate the texts of the most commonly read plays, but also to evaluate and utilize the range of approaches to the problems of ancient drama. This revised edition contains a substantial new Introduction which engages with critical and scholarly developments in Greek tragedy since the original publication

Ancient Greek · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology) · Criticism · Drama · Greek tragedy · Linguistics · Literature · Reading (process) · Tragedy (event) · Classical Antiquity Studies · Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies · History · Philosophy · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism