Notes on Euripides' Supplices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9666554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Collard (University of Liverpool, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1963 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 178-187 |
| Publication date | 1963-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0009838800001774 |
| OpenAlex | W2160143816 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This difficult passage has been much discussed and the text of L emended usually by rearrangement of the verses. The work of commentators before Wilamowitz is practically valueless, for their inexact knowledge of Theban topography, with which Euripides' account of this battle shows a good acquaintance, was based largely upon the unsatisfactory description of Pausanias: despite the good sense of Markland, they misunderstood 653
Ancient history · Art · Battle · Literature · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |