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Euripidea
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Kovacs
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English
Published/Copyright:
1993
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Euripidea contains material to supplement Volume One of the author's Loeb Euripides. It consists of two parts, Testimonia Vitae et Artis Selecta and Textual Discussions.
The Testimonia, ancient notices about the life of Euripides and his career as a tragic poet, are printed together for the first time, together with a facing English translation. The Loeb Introduction examines this material critically. Equipped with this body of evidence, students of Greek tragedy and of ancient biography will be able to assess for themselves the reliability of the biographical tradition, in which, the author argues, too much confidence has been placed by interpreters of the plays.
The Textual Discussions explain places in the plays of Volume One, Cyclops, Alcestis and Medea, where the text adopted by the editor calls for comment.
The Testimonia, ancient notices about the life of Euripides and his career as a tragic poet, are printed together for the first time, together with a facing English translation. The Loeb Introduction examines this material critically. Equipped with this body of evidence, students of Greek tragedy and of ancient biography will be able to assess for themselves the reliability of the biographical tradition, in which, the author argues, too much confidence has been placed by interpreters of the plays.
The Textual Discussions explain places in the plays of Volume One, Cyclops, Alcestis and Medea, where the text adopted by the editor calls for comment.
Author / Editor information
David Kovacs, Ph.D. (1976) in Classical Philology, Harvard University, is Professor of Classics at the University of Virginia. He has published extensively on the text and interpretation of the plays of Euripides and is the editor of the Loeb Euripides.
Reviews
'...a pair of useful supplements from Mnemosyne.'
Ian C. Storey, Bradley Levett, Phoenix, 1994.
'...the English translations are of permanent value.'
Donald J. Mastronarde, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 1994.
Ian C. Storey, Bradley Levett, Phoenix, 1994.
'...the English translations are of permanent value.'
Donald J. Mastronarde, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 1994.
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July 17, 2018
eBook ISBN:
9789004329379
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181
eBook ISBN:
9789004329379
Audience(s) for this book
All those interested in Greek tragedy, Euripides, and ancient biography.
