num_pages: 684
description: This volume provides a thorough philological and dramatic commentary on Euripides' Phoenissae, the first detailed commentary in English since 1911. An introduction surveys the play, its possible date, features of the original production, the background of Theban myth, the general problem of interpolation, and the textual tradition. The commentary treats the constitution of the text, noteworthy features of diction and style, dramatic technique and structure, and the controversies over possible later additions to the text.
language: English
title: Euripides: Phoenissae
titlecomplete: Euripides: Phoenissae (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries, Series Number 29)
genres: Classics, Mythology, Drama, Greece, Tragedy, Plays, Ancient History, Fiction, Poetry, Theatre
ratings_count: 601
publisher: Cambridge University Press