The poetry of Greek tragedy
By: by Richmond Lattimore.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Baltimore, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Greek drama (Tragedy) -- History and criticism; Greek language -- Metrics and rhythmics; Mythology, Greek, in literature
Description: "Is Sophocles the poet "more important" than Sophocles the moralist, Sophocles the student of character, or Sophocles the storyteller? In this acclaimed work, eminent classicist Richmond Lattimore examines the complex and varied ways in which Greek poetry contributes to Greek drama. While acknowledging the difficulty of separating poetry - especially in translation - from other aspects of language, Lattimore offers keen insight into plays by Aeschylus (The Suppliant Maidens, The Persians, The Seven against Thebes, Prometheus Bound), Sophocles (Ajax, Oedipus Tyrannus), and Euripedes (Medea, Helen, The Bacchae)."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Six lectures ... given at The Johns Hopkins University in January, 1957, on the Percy Turnbull Memorial Lectureship of Poetry"--P. v.